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At Least 259 People Died Trying to Take Selfies Between 2011 and 2017

posted by martyb on Sunday October 07 2018, @03:51AM   Printer-friendly
from the worth-a-thousand-words? dept.

takyon writes:

Selfie deaths: 259 people reported dead seeking the perfect picture

The quest for extreme selfies killed 259 people between 2011 and 2017, a 2018 global study has revealed.

Researchers at the US National Library of Medicine recommend that 'no selfie zones' should be introduced at dangerous spots to reduce deaths.

These would include the tops of mountains, tall buildings and lakes, where many of the deaths occurred.

Drowning, transport accidents and falling were found to be the most common cause of death.

But death by animals, electrocution, fire and firearms also appeared frequently in reports from around the world.

Also at The Hill and CNBC.

Selfies: A boon or bane? (open, DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_109_18) (DX)

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Nerdfest on Sunday October 07 2018, @04:20AM (2 children)

    by Nerdfest (80) on Sunday October 07 2018, @04:20AM (#745369)

    "and nothing of value was lost".

    If I end up going out in a blaze of misadventure it's going to be something way cooler than taking pics of myself making duck lips. It'll also probably involve a lot of fire.

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  • (Score: 2) by driverless on Sunday October 07 2018, @10:04AM

    by driverless (4770) on Sunday October 07 2018, @10:04AM (#745440)

    Yup. The headline should really read:

    Nowhere Near Enough People Died Trying to Take Selfies Between 2011 and 2017

    I personally have beaten at least a dozen of these selfie cretins to death with their own selfie sticks in the last year alone, but it hasn't even made a dent in their numbers. Maybe we need to declare some sort of hunting season on them...

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 08 2018, @06:56PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 08 2018, @06:56PM (#746070)

    Typucal internet tough guy response. Derision to make yourself feel superior. Try not to trip on any stairs or get hit by a bad driver, cause we will totally blame you for being stupud :D