Selfies Kill More People Than Shark Attacks

Posted by timothy on Wednesday September 23, 2015 @01:37AM from the no-guts-no-aaaaaaiiiiiiiggghhhhh dept.

HughPickens.com writes: The Independent reports that so far this year more people have died while trying to take a 'selfie' than from shark attacks. So far, 12 people have lost their life while trying to take a photo of themselves but the number of people who have died as a result of a shark attack was only eight. Some recent selfie-fatalities: A 66-year-old tourist from Japan recently died after falling down some stairs while trying to take a photo at the Taj Mahal in India, a Mississippi woman was gored to death by a bison while visiting Yellowstone National Park, and in August a man trying to take a selfie was gored to death during a running of the bulls in Villaseca de la Sagra, Spain. Some groups have been trying to get on top of the wave. In June Disney banned selfie sticks in its amusement parks. And foreseeing the selfie crisis in a very specific way, New York State passed a bill in June 2014 to prohibit people from having their photo taken (or taking it themselves) while "hugging, patting or otherwise touching tigers."

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Discovery Channel Promo by bbsguru · 2015-09-23 01:44 · Score: 5, Funny

Next month on the Discovery Channel!
A deadly epidemic reaches around the globe and across cultures:
See it all on...

Selfie Week!
Obvious tactic by Chrisq · 2015-09-23 01:45 · Score: 5, Funny

If you get attacked by a shark take a selfie. That way your chance of death will be lower.
It's called Natural Selection by hyperar · 2015-09-23 01:49 · Score: 5, Funny

The less narcissistic pricks the better.