Simultaneously, a readout in the digital gauge-cluster screen (in the movie, a similar readout is faked on the dashboard's larger, more telegenic center touchscreen display) shows several lines in front of and behind a graphical representation of the car as viewed from above. Did you encounter any technical issues? Especially not while driving. The Detroit teen was in hospital for months before recovering and about $8,000 was raised for her surgeries via GoFundMe. We dont 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 a hospital due to memes., Police departments across the country have joined the chorus. Most people dont need to break down preparing dinner into sizeable goals such as food preparation, operating the stove and checking whether the food is done. Layton police tweeted two photos of the crash which they said occurred on Monday. As a result,the Portland Police Department has attempted to deter others from making a potentially dangerous mistake. Aidan Walker. 2. Forget the jogging pace (and later, higher speeds) braved by Tom (Trevante Rhodes), the Jeep driver in Bird Box. The challenge also prompted an appearance of jokes and comedy sketches mocking its concept. The driver veered into oncoming traffic and struck a passenger car. Police said they didn't learn about the story behind Monday's crash until Friday. January 11, 2019. The challenge, in which people move around while wearing. Driving without directly looking where you're going is as dumb as it appears, and the feedback loop from the parking system barely improves things. You or someone you know probably watched it during their time off from work while seeing off 2018 in sweatpants. Most of us have a hard enough time driving safely with unobstructed vision., And from Lawrence police in Kansas: We are happy to arrange a judge sightseeing tour for any Lawrence jackwagons participating in the Bird Box Challenge.. Its unclear whether YouTube has removed similar videos and, if so, how many. pic.twitter.com/4DvYzrmDA2. This article was published more than4 years ago. Dangerous stunts made popular on social media have been taking lives for years. Disability researcher Arielle Silverman and her colleagues have shown, immediately walk blindly into a busy Los Angeles street, viral videos even show him cycling on busy roads. And we just so happened to have a Grand Cherokee like the one used in Bird Box (pictured above) on hand, along with our office's curiously large collection of plastic garbage bins. The film has become a hit, with more than 45 million Netflix subscribers watching it within the first week of its release last month. On December 27th, YouTube channel Gravity1media posted a challenge compilation (shown below, right). This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Let us be clear: Don't try this at home. As a result, the main characters have to navigate the world wearing blindfolds in order to avoid their demise. In the movie, characters have to move about the outside world wearing blindfolds to avoid looking at an unseen monster that forces people to kill themselves. The department tweeted photos of two cars involved in the crash one was a pickup truck with the front bumper bent, the other was a smaller vehicle with the entire driver's side crushed. It has also become a meme magnet. Lyman said the girl was with a 16-year-old male passenger who was not blindfolded. Jake Paul is the latest YouTube celebrity to jump on the heavily criticized Bird Box challenge, taking it one step further by driving while blindfolded and walking out into the middle of a. The Washington Posts Eli Rosenberg and Lindsey Bever contributed to this article. . Before you attempt the #BirdBoxChallenge watch this (and wait to the end!). Named after a Netflix horror movie, the challenge involves participants blindfolding themselves while trying to perform everyday tasks the latest in a long line of dangerous social media phenomena. YouTube has not responded to a request for comment, but in a statement to business publication Fast Company, a YouTube spokesman said the video-streaming website is working to quickly remove flagged videos that encourage dangerous activities. YouTube bans dangerous pranks after Bird Box challenge It really puts everybody at risk.". 'Bird Box Challenge': Teen crashes while blindfolded Heres one from Portland police in Maine: Dont do it. Bird Box challenge: Utah teen crashed into car while driving The post gained over 50,000 retweets within a day. Bird Box Challenge: why blindfolding yourself and walking into walls is We used an off-road course, and we have some experience driving cars using non-direct-visual means (we tried something similar using night vision a few years back). The post received more than 195 reactions, 85 shares and 36,000 views in four days (shown below). Just do it in a different way. The "Bird Box Challenge" has people attempting activities while blindfolded. That would clearly be the far less life-threatening approach to viral enthusiasm - before someone gets hurt. All Rights Reserved. Tech is not your friend. Disability researcher Arielle Silverman and her colleagues have shown that conducting simulations like blindfolding among the abled can actually lead them to greater negative bias towards blindness itself. Apparently, as a part of this Bird Box Challenge, (the driver) used her beanie to pull over her eyes as she was driving on Layton Parkway, and she ended up losing control of her car and skidded into the westbound lanes of Layton Parkway and hit another car and ended up hitting a light pole as well, Lyman said. Bird Box Challenge while driving predictable result, Layton Police Department tweeted Friday. Lt. Travis Lyman, Layton Police, said the 17-year-old girl driving the pickup truck was with a 16-year-old boy when she decided to attempt the "Bird Box Challenge" and used a beanie as an. The sensors aren't terribly accurate, and their operating distance is short. Authorities continue search for Texas man suspected of killing 5, Mom warns others after son severely burned from social media challenge, NW Side restaurant burglarized 4 times in 5 weeks, owners say: VIDEO. "Luckily nobody was hurt but there was quite a bit of damage," he said. But unlike Paul, Adams did not drive in a busy street blindfolded. In order to survive, the film's protagonist, Malorie (Sandra Bullock) remains blindfolded while moving her two young children to safety. Shortly after the release of the movie, some people started sharing images of them doing various tasks while blindfolded with the hashtag #BirdBoxChallenge. That day, Redditor [8] kr0sswalk posted about the accident in the /r/news subreddit. It all started with the Netflix' movie Bird Box in late December. Netflix's Bird Box, which was released just before the holiday season, is already the streaming service's most-watched original film ever. Dont think about doing it. PROTIP: Police say a teenager participating in the latest viral challenge is responsible for a crash on a parkway and will face reckless driving charges. The "Bird Box Challenge" takes its name from a recent Netflix movie in which the characters must remain blindfolded. We are. Inspired by the new Netflix thriller, Bird Box, people film themselves completing everyday tasks blindfolded sometimes for 24 hours without much success. Driving blindfolded for the 'Bird Box challenge'? Just don't, officials The girl, a 16-year-old passenger and the other driver were uninjured in the crash, Lieutenant Travis Lyman told local media.