Lately, many TEENAGERS have been competing in the BirdBox Challenge.
A recent news story discusses a teenager crashing due to this challenge!
What is your opinion of this challenge?
Why do you think teenagers take these challenges?
Explain.
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I think at a certain degree the bird box challenge is okay. You obviously can hurt yourself doing the challenge if you are trying to move somewhere. But that is just one of the trade offs for doing the challenge. Like any challenge if it is taken to the extreme it is dangerous. I think teenagers take these challenges out of curiosity and also because it's viral and seems fun.
ReplyDeletei really agree with the ideas you presented in your blog Griffin. Great work and keep it up!
DeleteI believe that this challenge be done but it has to be under the right circumstances and doing reasonable things. Also it wouldn't help to have some pals nearby just encase anything happens. As long as you doing anything dangerous like driving a car its all good. I believe that teens are doing this for many different reason. This can be views on you tube or just trying to impress their friends. All these things are not valid reasons to do the things they were doing though. I n conclusion don't do dumb stuff blindfolded.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog Jesus! I agree that you should prepare for this challenge if you want to do it.
DeleteI agree with you but what is the point of doing it.
DeleteI feel like the people who start this challenges are weird and dumb why would you do something like that and risk your life or hurting yourself. When I said kill someone I saw tried birdbox while doing construction 2 story high on metal frames. kids are not that dumb because they dont have access to those things but they do have access to there mom or dads eyes they block they're eyes and yell birdbox. Sry Mr.Katz but The ones who create those chanllenges are stupid dumb kids or teens who are attention hords they think by doing that they will get more friends wake up kid that is not happening.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't quite finished remember tidepods yup that man who created it was prob haha well what going to happen if I eat a tid pod hahaha nothing drops dead or passes out for 3 days yeah hey what happened the man even recorded it. everyone that did it probably regret or think that they are retarted and only realised now before doing it
DeleteYes I agree, the people who make these ridiculous challenges only want attention and "fame". But the people who make the challenges don't realize how it influences some people all the way to the point of death. Great blog
DeleteI totally agree, there are kids who just do stupid things for attention.
Deletemost of the kids just want views on youtube.
DeleteI think this challenge is really stupid and just shows how the media can make people do anything. Do this challenge all you want but how ignorant can you be to crash your own car! Another example of the media influencing people is the most liked picture on Instagram. It just shows how humans can really do anything, like make a random egg post have 40+ million likes just to beat Kylie Jenner. But when it comes to world problems all of sudden we can't do anything? I understand how easy it is to like a picture of Instagram instead of actually doing things to help society and world problems but it really shows how lazy people can be and how they prefer things to happen faster than slower.
ReplyDeleteI like the point of working together to get something useless. Good blog!
DeleteI totally agree. Great blog
DeleteThis challenge isn't out of the norm for this generation. Look back at 2014 and you see people stapling their arms, lighting themselves on fire, putting salt and ice on their skin, and riding on top of cars. People probably do these thing to be able to tell a story. Like "look what I did this weekend" and then tell the story of how they almost died doing something they put themselves in like how they walked on broken glass, or how they swam in a toxic lake. And we should all admit that some of our best memories happen when we do things we aren't supposed to with friends. Literally every camp story is how people were jumping off boats and wandering around in the middle of the night. And they were such good and sincere memories. But these challenges that guarantee that you harm yourself are just forced and stupid. When you and your friends went out for a hike you didn't plan that you got a gash on your leg. And you would probably never want to cut your leg again, but it still made for a genuinely funny and laughable memory. But these challenges are just ways to fabricate that your life is fun. They are grabs for attention that makes the person feel defiant, cool, and risk taking. But the only real thing they get out of it are injuries.
ReplyDeletei think that this challenge is very stupid, its a movie not real life! and there are kids like the one who passed away in the car crash who think that if these big youtubers do it than it must be safe and totally not fake.these big influencers who create these challenges need to be more conscientious about what they are doing.
ReplyDeletei think to be honest its kinda stupid because people are getting hurt and its really not that funny. the movie was great but in my opinion teens are getting stupider and stupider by the minute. any kid born in the year 2003 and under are the real OG. They know what life is about.
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ReplyDeleteI think this challenge is kind of immature. At times yes I get we need to have some fun, but there's a line when it comes to crashing your car, or injuring someone because of a movie that went viral. I see on snap that there're stories about the "birdbox challenge" and yeah I laugh but it's not something to laugh about if you're getting yourself into some trouble for the entertainment of others. I think the reason teenagers take this challenge so seriously is because it's they think it's a thriller, but it's dangerous if you take it too far.
ReplyDeleteNice blog Kirsten. Good blog
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Deletenice double compliment Justin! Also very good blog Kirsten!
DeleteI think this challenge is purely for fame. Most people who try to attempt them record them to post it, on lets say YouTube. Whoever does attempt this challenge has a really poor sense of judgement. If you try to do this challenge you are setting yourselves to get really, really, really hurt. Same thing as the tide pod challenge, it's getting around because of the internet. Not just YouTube, but I've also seen it on Instagram and SnapChat.
ReplyDeleteI understand where you're coming from, good blog Justin.
DeleteI think teenagers take this challenge way too far. I used to play a game with my friends when we were younger where we'd turn off the lights so that we couldn't see and it was kind of like a hide and seek thing and it was a lot of fun to just play in my friends basement, but to take it to the streets endangering not only yourself but many others is just stupid. I think teenagers do this because they are just plain stupid. Not all, but some.I think that people took this challenge to another level, an unnecessary level, and I think someone should make a law or something to make doing this challenge illegal. They shouldn't have to I mean realistically it should be common snese not to put on a blindfold and go drive, but apparently that's what society has come to.
ReplyDeleteI agree that putting yourself and others in danger is a horrible idea by all means. It has gone too far. Great blog!
DeleteThe birdbox challenge. Oh dearie me, what an incredibly rediculous idea this was. I think that this challenge is extremely dangerous, especially because it seems that people are idiots who do this out in the open. The fact that people are actually going as far as to get behind the wheel while blindfolded for the internet is dumbfounding. The challenge can be entertaining, however, when people do safer things and just make fools of themselves. Go right ahead and make yourself a sandwich while blindfolded. I think people, teenagers in particular, do these types of challenges because they want to take risks, and because they’re bored with themselves.
ReplyDeleteI think the birdbox challenge is ok if it is done supervised, in moderation and most importantly if it is done SAFELY. I am ok with, for example, trying to our a cup of water or tying shoes. Things like that are fine, but there are some things that I think are really not ok, such as driving. Tat is extremely dangerous and should never be done. I think teenagers to challenges like this because they are trendy and cool or because they want a little adventure or challenge. There is nothing wrong with challenges as long as they aren’t dangerous and that there are no risks. For example, don’t put yourself on fire or randomly get out of the driver seat of a car on the highway. However, dumping a bucket of ice water on your head to raise awareness for ALS is a safe challenge, with a good reason so I am completely ok with it. I even did that challenge myself, but that’s pretty much the extent of any internet challenges I’ve attempted.
ReplyDeleteI think that this challenge is pretty dumb because if you try to drive blindfolded, you will probably die so unless you want to die, you should not drive blindfolded. I think that the main reason people do this challenge is for clout. I think that the one way this challenge would be okay is if you were driving with your friends without anyone else on the road. At least this way you can make sure you won’t kill anyone.
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DeleteI agree that driving while blind foiled is dumb also it is not permitted to drive blind, so yeah not good.
Deletetotally agree, it's completely dumb
DeleteYeah i agree gud blog dude
DeleteThis challenge is quite possibly the dumbest challenge I have ever heard of. Just think of it, you blindfold yourself and try to complicated tasks like driving a car or even biking on the side of the road. Another reason this is a very stupid challenge is because there have been people who have died (as it shows in the article)
ReplyDeletegreat blog Alex I agree with the complicated tasks
DeleteTeenagers are very impulsive and don't think before the act. That is way they are deciding to drive around with blindfolds on their eyes. I enjoyed that movie I thought It was very good but I find it ridiculous that people are doing the challenge. Like that makes no sense!! Some teenagers need to be a lot more careful and drive with their vision.
ReplyDeleteI agree that kids should not drive with a blindfold, for a fact, nobody should drive blindfolded. Maybe it can be fun to do it at a lesser extent.
Deletethis challenge can be very dangerous not only for those doing it but also those around them. for example driving should never be attempted blind folded because not only does it put you in danger but it also dangers inocent people around you. i feel like this challenge should be stopped before more people get injured.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this challenge should be banned, great blog.
DeleteHonestly, this challenge does not sound so harmful, unless you take it to the extreme. It's like playing a fake version of Russian Roulette. It might be a little exciting to play the harmless, foam darted, plastic gun version of it. Unless you are crazy, you would probably want to play the harmless version. Maybe do the bird box challenge to a lesser extent, like trying to find where someone hid a coin in a small room, don't drive blindfolded.
ReplyDeleteI think this challenge is funny to a certain extent. I have seen many videos on snap chat of people doing the bird box challenge and I thought that some of them were really funny and most of them weren't dangerous. Obviously some people are dumb and take this challenge to a certain extend that can hurt them and others around them. To hear that someone died doing a challenge from a movie is really sad and no one should even try to control a vehicle when they're blindfolded. I think that this challenge should be stopped because it can become very dangerous when taking it to a certain level.
ReplyDeleteGood point Sierra, great blog!
DeleteI find this challenge retarded but not gonna lie I also find it funny. I honestly dont understand why you would drive blindfolded. I understand if you want to try to kick a ball blindfolded but its a whole new level when you risk other peoples lives. I also am not the dumb one doing it so i honestly find it funny. If you get hurt, good for you. Im going to be behind my computer screen laughing my ass off.
ReplyDeleteSome videos are really funny but videos like trying to drive a car blindfolded is just plain dumb. You are setting yourself up for failure. Great blog!
DeleteThis challenge is absolutely ridiculous. The fact that people are putting their lives in danger for a stupid challenge makes me question how far our generation will go for attention. The thing is it isn't the first time that it happens. Rewind back to a few months ago when Drake's hit single sparked the creation of the "In my Feelings" challenge. Tons of kids hopped out of their car on the highway to perform the famous dancing challenge. One kid had actually been hit by a car and ended up in the hospital with severe injuries. The bird box challenge promotes teens to imitate the characters in the movie and complete challenges when blindfolded. This is an example of how undeveloped the minds of teens are. At this age we lack a lot of commonsense.
ReplyDeleteI believe that bird box is a ridiculous movie with a extremely thin plot which is so ludicrous that I cannot believe its real. Listen to this: So there are these monsters that don't attack you. However if you see them they make you kill yourself, but mentally retarded people think they are beautiful and try to make you see them. And? Well... you see thats it. Does the viewer ever see them? Well no but bird go crazy to let the viewer know the monsters are there. Perfect lets cast Sandra Bullock and make run cross country with kids and a bunch of birds in a box. Now name the movie after those birds since they act better then Sandra bullock. So if people are dying after trying to recreate this movie it is just natural selection.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Bird Box challenge is alright, it is not as stupid as the other challenges in the past were, I find that if you are doing tiny little challenges, like for example, cleaning your room, or laying board games blindfolded, or etc, doing that blindfolded is all right because you are not really putting yourself or anyone else in danger but if you were lets say, driving or biking, making dinner that involved cutting, doing all of those things blindfolded is dangerous because you could seriously injured yourself or others.
ReplyDeleteI think the challenge is completely stupid. A lot of people can even do things while they can see, so why try blindfolded. It's not one of the worst challenges out there. There are worse. There's one called the Momo challenge on WhatsApp where theres a person called Momo who goes out and targets mentally unstable teens and contacts them via WhatsApp. They have to do a series of challenges and eventually their last one is to kill themselves. This is far worse than the Bird Box challenge. I think that teens do it because they want to stay with the flow. It's trending, so they want to be popular by doing something completely idiotic and recording it, for it to be shared on social media. For them, their clout is more important than their health. I just hope this challenge goes away fast. I don't get why people do it. Personally, I would rather eat a tide pod than drive blindfolded.
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ReplyDeletei think this is one of the dumbest challenges, second to only the hot coil challenge (DO NOT look that up). its stupid because it is taking away arguably the most important sense that we posses, and then requires us to do basic human functions. i think it could be fun to try if you are in a location that you know is unlikely to cause you or anyone else harm, but frankly i do not have faith that humanity will get that far down the thought process before burning down their house.
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DeleteI absolutely agree! Great blog ai lan:)
ReplyDeleteI think the challenge, personally is so stupid. Why do people do this? Kids our age our so dumb sometimes I swear. I just can’t. Like a bird box challenge? Seriously!?! It’s ridiculous. Some teenagers have no life, they waste their time on theses stupid challenges. I personally don’t even understand the bird box movie. Who put monsters and blind folds together? This has to stop. I swear there’s so many challenges out there that are dumb.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you made your blog. Good job! :)
DeleteI personally think that the Bird box challenge is one of the most ridiculously dangerous things out there right now. The very fact that people think that putting themselves in danger amazes me. Teenagers these days think of the dumbest things, the Bird box challenge being one of them... I believe that teens just find the need to entertain even if it puts your there own lives at risk.
ReplyDeleteI really dont understand how people can risk their life for a "challenge"
DeleteI think its pretty stupid, all challenges like theses are stupid, like the tide pod challenge, theres no point and everyone just ends up getting hurt or actually dying. unless you are actually in bird box i dont recommend you try this challenge, and if you are at least do it in a safe environment
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