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FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts) Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:33 PM Sep 2015

There Were More Selfie-Related Fatalities Than Shark Attack Deaths This Year

http://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/selfie-related-fatalities-higher-shark-attack-deaths-year

Let’s face it: People do stupid things. All the time. Even the most intelligent are not immune to idiocy, and common sense is not a prerequisite for a high IQ. So there is a plentiful supply of people who think it is a good idea to put themselves into a highly dangerous situation for the sake of a photographic memento to share on social media.

This is highlighted by a recent piece from Mashable that tallied up the number of selfie-related deaths so far this year, which surpassed double figures and now stands at 12. And we’re not just talking about fatal trips and falls here – there have been some pretty grim and gobsmackingly daft acts. One man was mangled in Spain after trying to snap a pic during a bull run, and two Russian men met their demise while photographing themselves with a live grenade. A woman even managed to shoot herself in the head while posing with a gun.

To put that figure into perspective, Mashable compared it with the number of shark deaths recorded during the same period: eight. Yes, two-thirds as many have died from shark attacks.
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Next time someone worries about getting in the water because of sharks, take their iphone away. It's more dangerous.

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There Were More Selfie-Related Fatalities Than Shark Attack Deaths This Year (Original Post) FLPanhandle Sep 2015 OP

Guy not too far from me took a couple of selfies with a rattlesnake . . . Journeyman Sep 2015 #1

I'm trying very hard not to laugh NV Whino Sep 2015 #2

I think I will remind everyone that post selfies on FB of this fact. liberal N proud Sep 2015 #3

Coming soon to the SyFy channel: Selfnado! Solly Mack Sep 2015 #4

Journeyman

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1. Guy not too far from me took a couple of selfies with a rattlesnake . . .

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Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:43 PM

Sep 2015

Got a few good shots, I understand, before the varmint got him in the carotid artery. Not much could be done for him after that, 'cept of course to frame the best selection.