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More people have died by taking selfies this year than by shark attacks
The Telegraph ^ | 09/22/2015 | Helena Horton

Posted on 09/22/2015 7:14:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

There have been a few tragic news stories about selfie deaths in the past year or so, but until now it hasn't been so clear exactly how rife the selfie death phenomenon really is.

You may be more afraid of sharks than selfies, but actually statistically the latter is more deadly.

There have been twelve recorded selfie deaths in 2015 so far, compared to eight people dying because of shark attacks.

Most of the selfie-related deaths have been due to falling. The next most common is when people are trying to take a selfie, and they're hit by a moving vehicle.

Selfie deaths are incredibly common

Selfie deaths have become so rife in Russia that the government released a guide detailing how not to die while taking a picture of yourself.

In the guide, it is advised that selfie takers don't balance on dangerous surfaces or pose with loaded weapons, among other tips.

The Russian Selfie Guide


(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: death; selfies; sharkattacks
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1 posted on 09/22/2015 7:14:38 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

ahahahaha that almost looks like slam bam Parody to my eye!!


2 posted on 09/22/2015 7:18:48 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: SeekAndFind

Atheists take note. This is proof there is a God.


3 posted on 09/22/2015 7:19:54 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: SeekAndFind

Geez. Who would have thought that taking a selfie picture could be deadly????


4 posted on 09/22/2015 7:20:40 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: SeekAndFind
Selfie deaths have become so rife in Russia that the government released a guide detailing how not to die while taking a picture of yourself.

Sheesh, coming soon to a TV and radio station PSA near you, repeated every 5 minutes.....ALL DAY LONG.

5 posted on 09/22/2015 7:20:41 PM PDT by PROCON
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To: SeekAndFind

How long are we going to allow this carnage to continue? Ban cell phones now!


6 posted on 09/22/2015 7:24:23 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: SeekAndFind

Yeah? Well a selfie never bit an arm off!


7 posted on 09/22/2015 7:25:15 PM PDT by FrdmLvr ("WE ARE ALL OSAMA, 0BAMA!" al-Qaeda terrorists who breached the American compound in Benghazi)
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To: SeekAndFind

Those warning signs are hilarious. However, I don’t think they would help anybody that stupid.


8 posted on 09/22/2015 7:29:53 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: SeekAndFind

And what about taking a selfie with a shark? Is that double dangerous?


9 posted on 09/22/2015 7:31:19 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: SeekAndFind

I am proud to say I have never taken a “selfie” by arm’s length much less an extension device in my life.

Only Millennial self-absorption could create a device such as the “selfie stick.”

If they die by it then I am only left with one emotion: laughter.


10 posted on 09/22/2015 7:32:02 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (The 17th Amendment was the beginning of the end. The end was the 19th ;) Thank God for the 21st!)
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Death by selfie is bleach in the gene pool.
I think backing off a cliff during a selfie is funny in a direct ratio to how tall the railing was, and how long it took to hit the bottom.

Extra points if one of the last pics is the uprushing ground...

11 posted on 09/22/2015 7:37:21 PM PDT by jonascord (It's sarcasm unless otherwise noted... This time, it's not.)
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That is HOGWASH! because Bam Bam took selfies and lookie!


12 posted on 09/22/2015 7:39:52 PM PDT by Patriot Babe
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To: SeekAndFind
So there's hope after all.......


13 posted on 09/22/2015 7:40:07 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (B. Hussein Obama: 20 acts of Treason and counting.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I have one simple request. And that is to have selfies with frickin’ laser beams attached to their heads!

“The gods grew tired of his behaviour and cursed Narcissus... “


14 posted on 09/22/2015 7:41:04 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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Now on The Discovery Channel

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SELFIE WEEK


15 posted on 09/22/2015 7:43:54 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Step away from the Koolade.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

SELFNADO


16 posted on 09/22/2015 7:44:29 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Step away from the Koolade.)
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To: MeshugeMikey

Well there are many more people taking selfies than swimming in the ocean. You could say the same for a whole range of activities.


17 posted on 09/22/2015 7:47:11 PM PDT by cydcharisse (`)
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To: SeekAndFind

Selfie takers in dangerous or precarious positions or settings = Darwin Awards winners. Got right on ahead idiots.


18 posted on 09/22/2015 7:55:07 PM PDT by HotHunt
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To: SeekAndFind

This seems like a self-correcting problem to me.


19 posted on 09/22/2015 7:55:49 PM PDT by captain_dave
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To: jsanders2001

Ok, elaborate on your comment. Are you saying only atheists take selfies?


20 posted on 09/22/2015 7:59:38 PM PDT by dinodino
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