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‘Do not hurt yourselves’ Netflix issues Bird Box challenge warning

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There is a new Internet challenge doing the rounds on social media, thanks to Netflix’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi hit Bird Box.

The movie, starring Sandra Bullock, tells the tale of a mother bringing her two children on a deadly blindfolded journey through a dangerous world, in which a mysterious force causes people to commit suicide with a glance. 

While searching for a safe place that hasnt been marred by the force, the trio navigate the world completely blind – and a challenge mimicking their experience has sprung up online. 

The Bird Box challenge sees people videoing and photographing themselves performing tasks blindfolded – sometimes in dangerous situations. 

Many videos show people injuring themselves by walking into walls, or falling over objects.

One appears to show a man attempting to drive a car on a busy motorway with his eyes covered. Another shows a person trying to cross a road blindfolded, as cars rush by. 

Another shows a father and his two children navigating their home blindfolded. One child ends up smashing into an interior wall of the home, after being dragged along by the parent. 

Netflix issued a warning on Twitter asking people not to take part in the Bird Box challenge.

'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.'

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