The film has become a hit, with more than 45 million Netflix subscribers watching it within the first week of its release last month. The "Bird Box Challenge" has people attempting activities while blindfolded. Watch the movie, be happy thats not your reality, but please dont blindfold yourself to relate. Theyre blindfolded, and their mother Malory knocks two objects together and says, Listen to the clicks. Aidan Walker. Explore the most popular river trails near Erfurt with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you. Lieutenant Lyman said the crash happened on Monday (local time) but the driver originally claimed she had become distracted by her passenger. While nobody was injured, its safe to say that driving a car while blindfolded is definitely the opposite of a good idea. The fictional driver instead relies on the navigation system's directions and the audible and visual pings of the parking system to slither the Jeep Grand Cherokee between and around wrecked cars and dead bodies (sometimes over dead bodies). Looking for the best hiking trails in Erfurt? Police say the stunt was inspired by the movie "Bird Box," the apocalyptic Sandra Bullock thriller about a mysterious force that drives anyone who looks at it into suicidal and homicidal rage. Especially not while driving. Bird Box Driving Challenge: Don't Do It, We Tried So much so that Netflix issued a warning. YouTube pulled the original video but it has been reuploaded on other platforms. The film has become a hit, with more than 45 million Netflix subscribers watching it within the first week of its release last month. Bird Box Challenge while drivingpredictable result. Lacking an apocalyptic eventMichigan's frigid January weather doesn't quite make the cutwe set up an obstacle course using the plastic refuse bins on an empty dead-end service driveway. 9:04 AM EST, Sat January 12, 2019, Blindfolded teen crashes car doing 'Bird Box' challenge. After 3 strikeouts, i finally came through!!! YouTube bans dangerous pranks after Bird Box challenge Its unclear whether YouTube has removed similar videos and, if so, how many. But some have resorted to reckless stunts reminiscent of last years Tide pod challenge.. Credit: Layton Police Department. "Honestly I'm almost embarrassed to have to say 'Don't drive with your eyes covered' but you know apparently we do have to say that," Lyman said. 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. 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. 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. 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. YouTubers George Janko (left) and Jake Paul (R) attempt to drive while blindfolded as part of the Bird Box challenge, based on the Netflix movie Bird Box. A teenager from Utah decided to cover her eyes and drive a pickup truck the latest, police say, in yet another online craze that seems to inspire reckless behavior. Alan Anaya, a high school kicker from Mexico, kicked a ball while blindfolded. But for someone who has grown up blind especially someone who hasnt watched their parents do it these tasks might not come naturally. Forget the jogging pace (and later, higher speeds) braved by Tom (Trevante Rhodes), the Jeep driver in Bird Box. "The stakes are just so high and it's just such a potentially dangerous thing as it is: to try and do it in that way is inexcusable. Frankly, at the speeds we managed, a few bumps wouldn't do much damage (just reverse and try again!).