Have you ever been tempted to take a dangerous selfie?
By John Welford
@indexer (4852)
Leicester, England
October 15, 2015 11:49am CST
It has been revealed that more people have died this year when taking selfie photographs than have done so as a result of being attacked by a shark - 12 as opposed to 8.
The selfie fatalities have included two who died in Russia when removing a pin from a hand grenade and an American who managed to shoot himself in the neck while handling both gun and smartphone at the same time.
The most obvious risk is taking a selfie at a dangerous location, such as a cliff edge or rooftop.
Another popular endeavour is to take the selfie with a wild animal in the background. Park rangers in Colorado have been forced to ban this activity due to too many instances of bears getting themselves into perfect focus!
I don't own a smartphone, so the urge to take a selfie under any circumstances is easily resisted!
What about you?
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15 responses
@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
25 Oct 15
LOL @ Anna! I have this friend who must take numerous through the day. -and i'm not joking, her selfies are identical, save for the clothes she's wearing. Maybe because she can only take them from a certain angle. It just looks stupid!
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
18 Oct 15
I think people that are not aware of their surroundings are stupid and as a result this is what happens. RIP all people who were engrossed in taking selfies.
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
25 Oct 15
I agree @OceanTiara ......it's sad, but they all seem to fail to engage some common sense when they're totally engrossed in taking selfies!
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@pahak627 (4558)
• Philippines
16 Oct 15
I don't do selfie but sometimes, whenever I am sitting and nothing to do, I make a selfie but it is not in a dangerous area, only in my seat. What I've done so far are making selfie while waiting for the bus at a terminal, while riding on a ferry, and other activities where I am sitting. Just to overcome boredom while waiting for something.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
16 Oct 15
I'm not vain enough to be tempted to take selfies at all, let alone dangerous ones
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
25 Oct 15
@arthurchappell.....I've always said selfie lovers are more vain than the average person. I think some of them also have a touch of the narcissistic, if you think about it LOL
@ricki_911 (21625)
• Toronto, Ontario
11 Nov 15
I was reading an article about that as well. It's sad what people will do just to get a picture, I can see someone hiking and taking a picture then falling. I had a friend climb to steep waterfall (if you fell you would certainly die), and taking pictures.
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@celticeagle (166049)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Oct 15
I don't have a cell phone of any kind. I think people like to take risks and that is a real problem. Remember bungee jumping?
@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
25 Oct 15
Well, I can't even take a regular selfie for starters LOL But sometimes when I hear of these incidents, I despair! All for the love of selfies!
@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
17 Oct 15
I'm not even tempted to take a selfie, let alone a dangerous selfie. I like avatars. 
Create faces for your social network profile or messenger
@TypicalRussian (747)
• Budennovsk, Russian Federation
16 Oct 15
I may do a couple of selfies only in funny moments, not in risky situations
@JaneApril (334)
• Philippines
16 Oct 15
Glad I'm not risky and brave enough to try dangerous selfies.
I love my life :) lol.
