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Netflix has issued a warning to its customers thanks to a meme challenge that has gone viral in which people are choosing to put blindfolds on and navigate the world around them just like the characters in the horror movie “Bird Box.”
[...] For those who spent the holidays visiting friends and not watching Netflix, here’s a quick summary. Netflix released a horror concept movie called Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock. In Bird Box, Bullock and her children, Boy and Girl, are forced to wear blindfolds and navigate a river and spooky forest to protect themselves against the evil monster that, if seen, causes people to kill themselves.
The movie not only broke viewership records, it inspired a bevy of #BirdBoxChallenge memes, including ones in which folks record themselves blindfolded and attempting to do complete tasks, many of which are depicted in the movie.
Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE. We don’t know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes.
— Netflix US (@netflix) January 2, 2019
Of course, these videos aren’t staying tucked away. They’re being shared with the world on social media. One viral meme shows a blindfolded family paddling away in their bathtub. Another shows a family running through their living room and one managing to hit the wall instead. There are numerous videos of random people walking blindfolded in cities like New York because sure, why not. One person put a hat over his head while driving.
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/02/netflix-pleads-with-people-to-stop-doing-the-bird-box-challenge/
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @06:29AM (1 child)
Don't be foolish and hurt yourself. Post an aristachu sub instead.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @03:31PM
Aristarchu, or Picachu?
(Score: 5, Insightful) by stretch611 on Friday January 04 2019, @07:23AM (10 children)
I for one hope that people continue doing this. After all, why try to save the idiots destined to become future Darwin Award [wikipedia.org] recipients.
A good cleansing of these idiots may prevent people like Ninja [youtube.com] from becoming millionaires [soylentnews.org].
(credit to takyon's comment [soylentnews.org] in the reference SN article for the youtube link.)
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 2, Disagree) by rigrig on Friday January 04 2019, @09:30AM (3 children)
Would they qualify though?
The rules [darwinawards.com] state:
Idiotic? Definitely. But is it still extraordinary when all idiots on the internet are doing it?
No one remembers the singer.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @12:32PM
My Tide Pod Addiction Group will discuss this at our next meeting. I'll let you know what we decide.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 04 2019, @02:57PM
Out of all of the teens and wrinkled children who did the Tide Pod challenge, how many died? If it was only one or two, they can hold the Darwin Award to represent the group. Same deal for the Bird Box Bollocks.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @06:00PM
Parent didn't say that this would qualify the contenders for a Darwin Award, merely that engaging in this activity identified them as "idiots destined to become recipients".
I'm all for natural selection running its course. Quit discouraging the idiots from engaging in monumentally stupid activities that could (and should) lead to their removing themselves from the gene pool.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by driverless on Friday January 04 2019, @09:31AM (4 children)
I agree, and I'd like to see some more movies that create memes:
The running downhill with steak knives challenge for climate change deniers.
The chlorox-drinking challenge for white supremacists.
The nosedive-into-concrete challenge for Goldman Sachs bankers.
The ...
(Score: 3, Funny) by nitehawk214 on Friday January 04 2019, @02:56PM (3 children)
And this is a chance for anti-vaxers to "go viral".
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @02:58PM (2 children)
Anti-vaxers harm people who can't or have not yet gotten vaccines.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @04:31PM
No, they dont. Infants dont get vaccinated because they are already protected by maternal antibodies, so the vaccine doesnt take. The people putting these babies in danger are those spreading false rumors about the danger of vaccines to infants. When the mother is vaccinated (rather than have the full blown infection) the antibodies wane faster, so the guidelines need to be updated to a younger age. This isnt happening for political reasons because of fear mongering like your post.
The next biggest cause of lack of vaccination is poverty, "antivaxxers" are a rounding error.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @10:01PM
they don't harm anybody, you stupid authoritarian bitch. the illness does.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @04:42PM
The problem is that they can also kill future genius too, when they run over someone or divert a emergency vehicle to their accident instead going to another one that end up dying
(Score: 3, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Friday January 04 2019, @07:27AM (12 children)
Despite that I only rarely use my flashlight when camping and feel completely comfortable walking around with my eyes shut or in pitch darkness.
How could I possibly do this?
It's because I can feel the pressure of very low frequency harmonics near the walls they reflect off of. It gives me a sense of the wall's presence; that acoustic pressure is a very subtle sensation but with some practice you too could put the #BirdBoxChallenge completely to shame.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @07:55AM (1 child)
Can we come test this empirically?
(Score: 3, Funny) by MostCynical on Friday January 04 2019, @08:16AM
Level crossing, experimental self-driving car, no street lights, no head lights.
Repeat multiple times to confirm replicability.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @02:11PM (3 children)
You have blind earthbender powers? Nice. You should have gotten the JREF's million dollar challenge when it was still running.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 04 2019, @03:06PM (2 children)
Actually, MDC is a billionaire and Batman.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday January 04 2019, @03:21PM (1 child)
I'm Batman!
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday January 05 2019, @09:38PM
Bend over and take it like a sidekick.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 2) by ilsa on Friday January 04 2019, @04:26PM (3 children)
Do you also happen to wear a red suit and be good at martial arts?
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday January 04 2019, @10:59PM (2 children)
santa claus?
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by ilsa on Friday January 04 2019, @11:40PM (1 child)
I would LOVE to see kung fu santa kicking ass, but not quite.
Does "beating up NY crooks with two batons" help narrow it down?
(Score: 3, Funny) by Phoenix666 on Saturday January 05 2019, @02:55PM
Drum Major Barbie [mattel.com]?
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Friday January 04 2019, @05:51PM (1 child)
Are you saying you're Daredevil? 'cause that's what that sounds like.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @07:05PM
Geez, Louise! He's saying he's Santa! Pay attention!
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @09:47AM (1 child)
Was Netflix programme manager similarly deprived of his senses when he approved the Obama deal?
(Score: 2, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Friday January 04 2019, @12:33PM
Crooked Susan Rice on Netflix Board of Directors. At what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for Country! twitter.com/TomFitton/status/1001781768293421056 [twitter.com]
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @09:48AM (1 child)
What's the difference between:
> ...released a horror concept movie
and a horror movie? [sans "concept"]
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @11:45AM
A horror movie is a movie fitting a specific genre, a concept horror movie is a millenial badly copying the horror genre while patting themselves on the back for their genius.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @09:50AM
Thinning the herd!
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @01:00PM (10 children)
Apparently rooting for people just trying to have some fun to be hurt/killed is acceptable to this community? I get a "dnc" vibe from the comments too, so this is really about some political purge?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @01:11PM (1 child)
Which do you prefer, Ocean Mist or Spring Meadow flavor? [tide.com]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 04 2019, @03:03PM
Sour Apple [theonion.com]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @02:15PM
Comrade, this is possibly the dumbest attempt to shoehorn in a political agenda to a topic where there is none.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @02:16PM
Many are not trying to have fun but to "go viral" by any means possible.
Someone should do a study of people who did go viral to see if it had any lasting impact, either positive or negative.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 04 2019, @03:04PM
You almost had a point, but you ruined it. Now back to rooting for a safe and fun Darwin Award competition.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday January 04 2019, @03:27PM (3 children)
Ummmm...just having fun?
I'm wishing the movie had shown people climbing mountains blind-folded: maybe more stupid sheeple would die.
Actually, I REALLY wish the original concept of Mr Robot had taken off better and many huge corporations had been taken down and executives had gone to jail. Instead, we have idiots taking tide pod challenges and hurting themselves being sheeple doing what EVERYONE else in the herd is doing.
GET A LIFE, PEOPLE....stop being a sheeple!
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Friday January 04 2019, @03:43PM
Been there, done that. Groups of two, one blind-folded, the other not.
In case you're wondering, it's a helluva lot easier being the blind-folded guy, than the sighted guy. It can be a helluva spiritual experience though. Doing it on your own without a partner would probably be even more spiritual, as in, "you'll soon be joining your ancestors" spiritual.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Friday January 04 2019, @03:46PM
OH!! WAIT!!! Did it another time too, how could I forget? Was elected (or drafted) to the Order of the Arrow. We arrived after dark, at the foot of the mountain. Blindfolds, tethers, maintain silence, stay in line, we're going to the top of the mountain. And, I knew NO ONE!! The only reason I had to trust the people around me was - Scouts.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Friday January 04 2019, @03:59PM
It's a lot easier to film yourself eating tide pods or jumping out [cbsnews.com] of a moving car [businessinsider.com], than it is to develop better-than-script-kiddie skills and hack into a Fortune 500 company (only to be hounded by police [wikipedia.org]).
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(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Friday January 04 2019, @07:10PM
You know what's really fun? Sticking needles in your eyes. I've never had so much fun in my whole life. You should definitely try it!
I'm getting a DNR [wikipedia.org] vibe from those folks myself. Just sayin'.
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Revek on Friday January 04 2019, @01:33PM (3 children)
Just like tide had a average product.
This page was generated by a Swarm of Roaming Elephants
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday January 04 2019, @03:02PM (2 children)
However, Tide Pod Connoisseurs and Bird Boxers have IQs several standard deviations above average.
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(Score: 3, Touché) by The Archon V2.0 on Friday January 04 2019, @07:17PM (1 child)
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to enjoy Tide Pods.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @11:26PM
Well, if a well-above average intelligence realizes the idiocity around them, they might come to the conclusion that the only winning move is not to play.
That was a very frequent meme that ran in me when the aerospace company I used to work for became overrun with management types.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @03:08PM
Well, colour me surprised. Stupid people watching stupid xmas movies over a stupid streaming service and then doing stupid things.
The only way this could be funnier is if it were part of a religion. "Gerd says you have to wear a blindfold because teh world is full of ebil and seeing facts will destroy your faif - you can't question Gerd! Or why religiman puts things in your bumhole!"
We're over due for a culling.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Tara Li on Friday January 04 2019, @03:27PM
If done in a more controlled way, this might give more people more appreciation for the lives of blind people. I'd actually like to see time spent in schools with children learning to navigate blindfolded, and some of the associated skills such as reading braille, and with children learning to handle being deafened, learning some of the basics of sign language, even if it's simply finger-spelling (slow, and not nearly as fluid as full sign language, but takes much less time). Learning alternate modes of communication, including finger spelling, Morse code, and foreign languages, would help people learn to think more flexibly, I believe.
(Score: 3, Funny) by tangomargarine on Friday January 04 2019, @04:27PM (4 children)
I know names like Apple are all the rage these days, but come on...
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @06:06PM (2 children)
You'd rather they have been named Abcde and Fghij, perhaps?
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday January 04 2019, @11:02PM (1 child)
"qwerty" could work
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday January 05 2019, @01:53PM
(Score: 2) by acid andy on Saturday January 05 2019, @01:47PM
How about:
"; DROP TABLE Names;
?
Master of the science of the art of the science of art.
(Score: 2) by The Archon V2.0 on Friday January 04 2019, @07:21PM
So, the magic words for convincing idiots to do things are # and Challenge.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @10:10PM
netflix can't make anything without adding anti-white/pro white genocide propaganda. white supremacists: instead of killing innocent blacks in church or kids in cars as part of some fed orchestrated psyop, why don't you kill the propagandist pieces of shit at netflix? Also, Sandra Bullock must be so wore out she hates white men now. It's not there fault though. You can't make a ho a housewife.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 04 2019, @11:21PM
Please continue. Let Darwin do his work, before these morons grow up and get into positions of authority, or simple drains on society.