Don't Try This at Home! Netflix Urges 'Bird Box' Fans Not to Attempt Viral Blindfold Challenge

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Netflix’s hit movieBird Boxis making fans want to try doing ordinary things blindfolded and the streaming service doesn’t think it’s a good idea.

“Can’t believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THISBIRD BOXCHALLENGE. 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,” the streaming service wrote, referencing the two child characters in the movie that Bullock’s character calls Boy and Girl for most of the time.

The challenge took off as soon as the movie’s popularity reached fever pitch after its Dec. 21 release. With most people home for the holidays and looking for stuff to do with their families, the movie quickly became a go-to andlaunched a thousand memes.

But things got a little more dicey when fans started wanting to experience the world the movie takes place in. EvenGMA Day‘s Michael Strahan and Sara Haines got involved, with Strahan hilariously attempting to put lipstick on Haines while blindfolded.

And a bunch of other people took recreating the movie to an extreme.

Bird Boxis streaming on Netflix now.

source: people.com