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Posted by Brandon Boatwright<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The movie Bird Box<\/a> was released on Netflix on December 13. You may have seen it with your own eyes (pun intended). \u00a0The post-apocalyptic film stars Sandra Bullock (as Malorie) as she navigates a world blindfolded so as to avoid seeing mysterious creatures that somehow drive people to commit mass suicide.<\/p>\n Regardless of whether or not you’ve actually seen the movie, you may have noticed a growing trend on social media to participate in the #BirdBoxChallenge. Essentially, the Bird Box Challenge entails (1) doing mundane, everyday tasks blindfolded, (2) videotaping what happens, and (3) posting to social media. It’s as odd as it sounds.<\/p>\n All we ever wanted. #BirdBoxChallenge<\/a> #shouldawenttoclinton<\/a> @AllenRussell2<\/a> @BenDownsACMAVS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/O6zoTZCbEM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Garrett Lay (@garrett_lay113) January 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Many are comparing the #BirdBoxChallenge to the #TidePodChallenge<\/a> in which people literally bit into a plastic bubble containing laundry detergent.<\/p>\n The Internet is a strange place.<\/p>\n Nevertheless, the #BirdBoxChallenge was first mentioned on December 17, but only picked up steam beginning on January 2 when more than 23,000 users tweeted or retweeted people participating in the challenge.<\/p>\n Some participating in the challenge were sent to the hospital, and one Utah teenager got into a car accident<\/a> attempting to drive – you guessed it – blindfolded. YouTube even announced today<\/a> that it will be banning videos of the #BirdBoxChallenge as a way to curtail this and future viral pranks. Thankfully, it appears as though the #BirdBoxChallenge is on its way out.<\/p>\n Looks like 2019 is going to be a strong year for social media.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Posted by Brandon Boatwright The movie Bird Box was released on Netflix on December 13. You may have seen it with your own eyes (pun intended). \u00a0The post-apocalyptic film stars Sandra Bullock (as Malorie) as she navigates a world blindfolded so as to avoid seeing mysterious creatures that somehow drive people to commit mass suicide. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-absmcc"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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