A Tennessee man was left naked and helpless after his family bought him a pair of dissolvable swim trunks that disintegrated while he was in the ocean — but the viral prank has left many viewers shaking their heads.

Dara Roberts shared with her brother Seth the story of how she purchased the swimsuit from Goodwill and that he accepted it.

Seth was playing with a football in the sea, but he noticed something wasn’t right when the trunks began to melt in the water.

The Roberts family clearly found the whole thing hilarious — but many TikTok viewers think otherwise, and are calling the prank ‘messed up,’ ‘humiliating,’ and ‘cruel.’

A Tennessee man was left naked and helpless after his family bought him a pair of dissolvable swim trunks that disintegrated while he was in the ocean

One man in Tennessee was rendered helpless and naked after his family gave him dissolvable swim pants that disintegrated as he went to the sea.

The viral prank has left many viewers shaking their heads

Many viewers have been left shaking their heads at the viral joke 

Dara uploaded the video to YouTube on November 29 and wrote: “We bought my brother dissolvable trunks for our family’s beach trip.”

The trunks are inside, and Seth can be seen with them. The trunks are intact and dry. He appears unaware that it is a trick.

Dara continued, “Told Dara that I had found them at Goodwill.

Seth, along with three others men, were quickly outside on the sand and racing into the water. 

The two spent time throwing a football about, and Dara caught Seth staring down in dismay.

It appears that he has realized something is amiss and is reaching for the shorts under water.

He said that his swimming trunks were ruined.

Dara Roberts told her brother Seth that she had purchased a new swimsuit for him at Goodwill

Dara Roberts shared with her brother Seth the news that she purchased a new swimsuit from Goodwill.

An unsuspecting Seth is seen wearing the trunks inside. Still dry, they're completely intact, and he appears unsuspecting that he is in for a prank

Unsuspecting Seth was seen with the trunks in his hands. They are still dry and intact. Seth appears to be unaware that he’s playing a joke.

While tossing a football around, he appeared to have realized something was wrong and is grabbed at the shorts underwater

He was tossing the football about, but he seemed to realize something was not right and grabbing at his shorts underwater

Though he starts out laughing, he soon looks a bit angry as he tells his family: 'I'm naked'

Although he laughs at first, he quickly becomes angry and tells his family that he is naked.

Although he laughs at first, he quickly becomes angry and tells his family that he is naked. 

He demands that somebody go to his place of residence and buy him a swimsuit.

Seth, who is being played by his relatives, insists that he just needs to get out of the water. Seth nods and shakes his head.

Dara assured viewers later in comments that Seth did indeed get another pair of swim trunks but that they had to let him worry for as long as possible. 

This family seems to find the pranks hilarious and they have captured the attention 28.6 millions viewers of TikTok.

However, commentators aren’t able to see the humor. 

He insists that someone has to go back to where they are staying and get him a fresh swimsuit because 'I'm naked, dude'

He demands that somebody go to his place of residence and buy him a swimsuit.

His family, still pranking him, says he can just get out of the water and grab a towel, while a concerned Seth shakes his head

While Seth is worried, his family continues to prank him. They tell him to get out of water and grab a towel.

Dara later assured viewers in the comments that they did get Seth another pair of swim trunks, but they 'just had to leave him out there worried as long as we could'

Dara later assured viewers in the comments that they did get Seth another pair of swim trunks, but they 'just had to leave him out there worried as long as we could'

Dara assured viewers later in comments that Seth did indeed get another pair of swim trunks but that they had to leave him there worrying for as long as possible.

“If all roles were changed, the girls would all be protecting the girl. There would not be any laughter. This is what makes it more acceptable. Ask one.

One wrote: “Nah! This ain’t funny. It’s just so cruel,” It was a big loss in trust. 

“This isn’t even sibling stuff. That’s just mean.” He could have been charged with public indecency. A third added that they had the option of bringing him to jail. 

“Something about that doesn’t seem right for me,” added another while yet another said: “Kinda made up truthfully.” 

Many people pointed out how it was especially bad that it was situated in a public area. 

“Bro, there are little children int hatwater with goggles possibly. How messed-up do you have to get? Home, it’s funny. Public or not?’ I wrote one.

These are my favorite when they swim in the backyard. These are hilarious and innocent. “This is embarrassing,” wrote another.

Commenters have called the prank 'cruel,' 'humiliating,' and 'messed up,' taking particular issued because it was in public

Some commentators called it a prank, while others called it ‘cruel, humiliating, and embarrassing,’ especially because the joke was out in public.

Dara has since responded to commenters, saying that her brother ended up laughing at the prank

Dara responded to the commenters and said that her brother laughed at the joke.

You literally forced him to commit a crime. Another said, “There are children nearby.” 

Dara, however, has replied to the commenters and said that her brother laughed at the joke.

“My brother is doing well. He found the video hilarious. She said that he thought the video was even more hilarious than anyone else.

She also lashed out at trolls for making cruel, bullying remarks, such as “go kill yourself”, and said they hoped her future partner would beat her.

‘I would not even say this s*** to my worst enemy, and y’all are on here saying it to strangers on TiKTok.

‘So before we decided to say something really s****y that might really hurt someone, why don’t we just take a split second to think whether it’s worth it.

‘Be nice. She said, “Be a bit nicer.”