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 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
The best name for those is the "narcisstick."
“That is HOGWASH! because Bam Bam took selfies and lookie!”
And now he is brain dead. In all fairness I think he was that way before the selfies.
Depends.
If like me, you don't take photos of yourself doing stupid things then the chance of you dying from that is zero.
If you avoid swimming in salt water you have lowered your chance of being attacked by a shark but not totally eliminated it as bull sharks can adapt to fresh water.
Now the chances of my dying from someone else just having to snap a photo of themselves being stupid remains inside the realm of possibility.
In Russia there is a need for a warning. To many people texting while walking around on the edge of buildings or tv towers.
The real tragedy is that none of those death by selfie were named kardashian.
There really ought to be “common sense” background checks on selfies...
>>The best name for those is the “narcisstick.”M<<
Uber-cool term!
> Ok, elaborate on your comment. Are you saying only atheists take selfies?
You have a selfie stick don’t you? : )
I was just making a funny...
Please help us.
Thanks in advance,
Rodamala
Russians are big on viral memes, it seems. I've seen countless staged Russian photos of a guy hanging off the porch of a skyrise apartment building while a jealous husband/boyfriend holds a shotgun out the window. I don't see Annette, I mean a net, in any of these pictures.
PING!
Well, sometimes the sharks complain that the meal doesn't look anything like the picture on the menu.
Yeah, right. As long as you don’t count the massive death toll from sharknados.
You may be more afraid of sharks than selfies, but actually statistically the latter is more deadly.
That may be true, but is it more likely if you’re using a apple phone or one running an OS bought by MS (they still exist, right?)?
And he looks like Darwin. ;-)
More and more venues are banning these devices. And here I thought it was because of their potential use as weapons.
the owner of the site hosting those photos has decided to disallow..”remote access” aka posting them on other websites.
I got the Forbidden Alert...when trying to display the files in another window
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