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* In the first ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)||Mission Impossible]]'' film, Ethan Hunt is told to put on a mask before he's taken to see the mysterious Max, being told that it's "the price of admission".
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
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* Happens twice in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
** In ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' the elves of Lothlórien insist on blindfolding Gimli's eyes before the fellowship is taken to the elf village. When he objects to being singled out that way, Aragorn says that all of them shall be blindfolded.
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* Used in at least two [[Sherlock Holmes]] stories. In both "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" and "The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter", Holmes' client was bundled into a carriage that they could not see out of and driven to an unknown destination. Holmes, of course, figures out where they had been taken or at least the general area from clues.
▲== Live Action TV ==
* On ''[[Jericho]]'', Mrs. Green is taken to a secret location where Jake Green is being held prisoner. When she returns they are able to identify it as a pig farm from her saying there was a horrible smell.
* ''[[Get Smart]]'' had Max being taken by Ziegfried to a secret location. Not only was Max and Ziegfried are blindfolded but the driver is blindfolded too.
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* Used occasionally on ''[[Burn Notice]].'' Michael's narration discusses how this is somewhat of an occupational hazard for spies, but wearing a sack on your head is still very unpleasant.
▲== Tabletop RPG ==
* Basic ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' module B8 ''Journey to the Rock''. If the [[PC]]s surrender to the chameleon men they're blindfolded and taken to a secret mountain cavern.
▲== Video games ==
* The infamous moment in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' where it's either really, really cool or controllers go flying.
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
▲== Real Life ==
* Often used as a trust-building exercise.
** Which can lead to a [[Trust-Building Blunder|completely different]] [[Oh Crap|trip]].
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