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The Internet, it seems is home to some of the most weird, things on the planet. There is, of course, great creativity and freedom in the virtual world, but it is different from the real world, and never the two should meet. Friendships on the Internet cannot be compared to real bonds, and likes garnered for cool pictures and videos in the virtual world hardly matter in the real one. Yet, there are people attempting various harmful ‘challenges’ in order to gain popularity on the Internet. A number of such ‘challenges’ themselves originate from phenomena in the virtual world, and have terrible consequences in the real world. The recent one of such challenges is no exception.
Known as ‘Bird Box challenge,’ this fad finds its origins in the new Netflix series ‘Bird Box. The series Bird Box is a post-apocalyptic movie where a family has to go on a dangerous journey completely blindfolded to avoid getting killed by a dangerous monster that captures you through eyesight.
Tons of memes have been made about the movie, and now people are taking it to the next level and actually blindfolding themselves in real life to act of the plot at home. That includes doing things like crossing the streets.
People are documenting these experiences, and there’s a flurry of totally insane videos on social media platforms. People are going as far as attempting to stay blindfolded for 24 hours It has grown so out of control that Netflix had to issue an official warning on Twitter asking people not to engage in such acts.
On 28 December, Netflix announced that 45,037,125 accounts had watched Bird Box, giving the thriller the best seven first days ever for a Netflix movie. The film has also prompted dozens of memes, many of them inspired by a shot of Bullock rowing in a boat while blindfolded.
