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Bird Box Challenge while driving ends how you'd expect

Started by 1995hoo, January 12, 2019, 04:56:30 PM

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1995hoo

"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.


Evan_Th

A while back, someone did it for a week at my high school and then wrote up a report on how blind people live.  I thought that could be interesting.

Not while driving, though, of course!

kphoger

I've driven with ice so thick on the windshield that I couldn't scrape it off and had to drive across town with my head out the window.  I've driven after dark with 3-D glasses on just for fun.  But I've never pulled my hat down over my eyes to intentionally blind myself while driving.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
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Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

21stCenturyRoad

I KNEW some idiot was eventually going to do it. First thing that came to mind when I first heard of this challenge.
The truth is the truth even if no one believes it, and a lie is a lie even if everyone believes it.

formulanone

[fingers crossed; "Not Florida", he whispered]

[clicks on link]

Amazingly, it wasn't Florida.

1995hoo

Quote from: Evan_Th on January 12, 2019, 05:00:57 PM
A while back, someone did it for a week at my high school and then wrote up a report on how blind people live.  I thought that could be interesting.

Not while driving, though, of course!

That does sound interesting and worthwhile. I'm sure it would give a perspective that's hard for people with ordinary eyesight to imagine. I remember seeing a movie once, don't remember its name but it starred Mira Sorvino, that featured a blind character and it was interesting to hear about how they rely on learning how many steps it is from one point to another.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

US71

Quote from: 21stCenturyRoad on January 12, 2019, 10:50:21 PM
I KNEW some idiot was eventually going to do it. First thing that came to mind when I first heard of this challenge.

Like the In My Feelings Dance?

Like Alice I Try To Believe Three Impossible Things Before Breakfast

US71

Quote from: Evan_Th on January 12, 2019, 05:00:57 PM
A while back, someone did it for a week at my high school and then wrote up a report on how blind people live.  I thought that could be interesting.

Not while driving, though, of course!

I briefly dated a blind lady in college. Very smart lady.
Like Alice I Try To Believe Three Impossible Things Before Breakfast

hbelkins

Since I don't have Netflix, I have no clue what "Bird Box" is about, so obviously I'm oblivious to the challenge as well.


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

1995hoo

Quote from: hbelkins on January 13, 2019, 04:59:33 PM
Since I don't have Netflix, I have no clue what "Bird Box" is about, so obviously I'm oblivious to the challenge as well.

I don't have Netflix either, but my brother-in-law does and I saw the movie at his house. Suffice it to say blindfolds play a major role and now some idiots have started imitating that.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

kphoger

Quote from: hbelkins on January 13, 2019, 04:59:33 PM
Since I don't have Netflix, I have no clue what "Bird Box" is about, so obviously I'm oblivious to the challenge as well.

I have Netflix, but I had no clue what "Bird Box" was about either.  So I read the second paragraph of the article linked to in the OP.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

MNHighwayMan

Quote from: kphoger on January 14, 2019, 02:58:45 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on January 13, 2019, 04:59:33 PM
Since I don't have Netflix, I have no clue what "Bird Box" is about, so obviously I'm oblivious to the challenge as well.
I have Netflix, but I had no clue what "Bird Box" was about either.  So I read the second paragraph of the article linked to in the OP.

Shh, it's too much to expect old people to read the news, much less do a simple Google search.

hbelkins

Quote from: MNHighwayMan on January 14, 2019, 11:19:41 PM
Quote from: kphoger on January 14, 2019, 02:58:45 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on January 13, 2019, 04:59:33 PM
Since I don't have Netflix, I have no clue what "Bird Box" is about, so obviously I'm oblivious to the challenge as well.
I have Netflix, but I had no clue what "Bird Box" was about either.  So I read the second paragraph of the article linked to in the OP.

Shh, it's too much to expect old people to read the news, much less do a simple Google search.

I read plenty of news. I just choose not to concern myself with pop culture when there are a lot more important and pressing things to deal with. "Bird Box" has been all over my Facebook feed, but to me it's no different than "Sons of Anarchy," "Game of Thrones," "Walking Dead" and all those other popular shows I don't watch.


Government would be tolerable if not for politicians and bureaucrats.

kphoger

Quote from: MNHighwayMan on January 14, 2019, 11:19:41 PM
Quote from: kphoger on January 14, 2019, 02:58:45 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on January 13, 2019, 04:59:33 PM
Since I don't have Netflix, I have no clue what "Bird Box" is about, so obviously I'm oblivious to the challenge as well.
I have Netflix, but I had no clue what "Bird Box" was about either.  So I read the second paragraph of the article linked to in the OP.

Shh, it's too much to expect old people to read the news, much less do a simple Google search.

Oh, I didn't do a Google search.  I simply clicked on the link in the OP and read what popped up.
Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

MNHighwayMan

Quote from: kphoger on January 15, 2019, 01:45:11 PM
Oh, I didn't do a Google search.  I simply clicked on the link in the OP and read what popped up.

I know. I wasn't talking about you. ;-)

triplemultiplex

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MI: I-94, I-196
MN: I-90

paulthemapguy

Quote from: 1995hoo on January 12, 2019, 04:56:30 PM
This idiot should be disqualified for life from having a driver's license.

And all the idiots that recommended that I watch that stupid-ass movie should be disqualified for life from recommending anything.  I haven't been more outraged at how poorly a movie was conceived in a decade.  Don't watch it.  I'd especially recommend against watching this dogshit if you have a taste for pragmatism and the viability of a movie's plot, which I think you would if you're a member of this forum.
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US71

Tangentially related, Boob YouTube is saying they will ban what they consider to be "dangerous challenges and pranks"

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kphoger

Keep right except to pass.  Yes.  You.
Visit scenic Orleans County, NY!
Male pronouns, please.

Quote from: Philip K. DickIf you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use them.

MNHighwayMan

Quote from: US71 on January 16, 2019, 12:12:52 PM
Tangentially related, Boob YouTube is saying they will ban what they consider to be "dangerous challenges and pranks"

And the decline of YouTube continues.

Roadgeekteen

It's scary how much these dumb memes/internet culture is impacting people.
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US71

Quote from: Roadgeekteen on January 16, 2019, 01:55:33 PM
It's scary how much these dumb memes/internet culture is impacting people.

It's as if people aren't thinking.
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MNHighwayMan

Quote from: US71 on January 16, 2019, 01:56:18 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on January 16, 2019, 01:55:33 PM
It's scary how much these dumb memes/internet culture is impacting people.
It's as if people aren't thinking.

And that's different than any other time in human history how? Likewise, memes have existed just as long as human culture has. We've appropriated the academic term to refer to pre-packaged cultural ideas easily spread on the Internet, but both the term and the things it refers to existed well before then.

jeffandnicole

Quote from: MNHighwayMan on January 16, 2019, 02:01:06 PM
Quote from: US71 on January 16, 2019, 01:56:18 PM
Quote from: Roadgeekteen on January 16, 2019, 01:55:33 PM
It's scary how much these dumb memes/internet culture is impacting people.
It's as if people aren't thinking.

And that's different than any other time in human history how? Likewise, memes have existed just as long as human culture has. We've appropriated the academic term to refer to pre-packaged cultural ideas easily spread on the Internet, but both the term and the things it refers to existed well before then.

Nearly everyone 40 years and older have stories they can tell that they themselves will tell you they don't know how they're still alive.

We didn't need the internet.  We easily tried doing dumb things on our own.



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