Benny
There are increasing incidents of injuries and deaths resulting from taking selfies.
The front feature in smartphones has made it easier for people to take their own pictures in different places. Nonetheless, people have gone out of their way to take selfies in dangerous locations and under daring circumstances.
Can we blame the social media sites? Not entirely. The highest percentage of deaths is among the youths for the simple reason they want to upload in their selfies in social media accounts e.g. Facebook so they can get more likes and numerous comments. And to be praised for their daring acts.
This is a short compilation of selfie deaths:
1) An 18-years old girl was covered with 50% of burn on her body when 27,000 volts passed through her body. She was laying on the roof of a stationary train when she stuck one of her foot into the air. This brought her in contact with an electrical field of an overhead cable. Her friend was thrown out of the carriage. The first didn’t survive.
2) A driver stopped his lorry (truck) to relieve himself in a forest. He noticed an injured bear. He was warned by the locals not to near the animals but dismissed their concern. He wanted to have a selfie with the animal thinking it was incapable of attacking him. The animal attacked the man when he neared it. He died on the spot.
3) Four teenagers went to a town to attend a wedding party. They thought, why not take a selfie on a railway track. They saw a train approaching the track they were in. They jumped to a second track not realizing there was a train coming on that track. They were crushed to death except one teenager who jumped on a different track.
4) A woman was seen taking selfies on a balcony of the 27th floor of an apartment. Construction workers on an opposite block warned her to be careful. She was filmed by other construction workers, falling from the railing she was leaning on the balcony to the floor while holding a selfie stick.
5) Two Russian soldiers took a selfie with a live grenade. The end result, the grenade exploded. They were killed by its impact.
6) There have been several cases of people who accidentally shot themselves while taking a selfie. Some survived to tell the story. Others weren’t lucky.
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Question of
Selfie is good when used in the right way under safe circumstances, right?
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Yes
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No
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Question of
It doesn’t count in to take selfies in dangerous places, agree?
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Yes
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No
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I am not much into selfie as I do not see its purpose.
It’s really sad when people do such dangerous things without thinking.
Yes, it puts them at a dangerous spot.
This can be really dangerous. I’ve heard of selfies accidents in really impossible places.
Yes, including those who have fallen from cliffs, bridges and waterfalls.
a great expansion of the conversation we had a few days ago. You really covered the other side with great depth.
The reality of a selfie is that it is both good and bad!
When we discussing about it, I remembered about selfie. You’re right it has both its positive and negative side. The negative in most of these devices as you’ve always reiterated I causes by human which is true.
i have to say I am very impressed by this article you pulled together. Well done! You presented these ideas really well!!!
Thank you, Doc. I began doing research on selfies about three years ago till today.
they are interesting i find the willingness to risk your life for a selfie, well it seems like we should expand the Darwin Awards.
Yah, it should be expanded to look at this area too:)
I have gotten better with it, but I used to go for the selfies while cycling all my bike. I could never get the perfect one which resulted in me giving up on them entirely, lol.
With time it will get better but you should be extra careful. There is an incident of a new Zealander who hit the tarmac road taking selfie while riding a bicycle. She died a few days later at the hospital.
I avoid selfies. I do not like this obsession.
I also don’t like selfies. It is a good invention but I don’t like photos of my own, don’t know why.
The only selfies I have ever taken were looking into a mirror
That is a safe way of taking a selfie.
People are taking selfies at very dangerous points without thinking the outcome. Phone manufacturers are selling these communication devices as if these were not the phones but cameras.
The phone manufacturers must have known their phones would be bought in large number when they include it. Although, people tend to use things in extreme even when the gadgets were meant for good.
I think selfies are over rated personally.
There was a study that was done by Cambridge on selfie deaths from 2005. The data was retrieved from reliable newspapers that reported incidents related to selfie deaths.
It’s true some are overrated but every year there are always reported incidents related to selfies.
I never take selfies and so many have died unnecessarily. It is very sad.
Yes, selfies aren’t bad but it’s sad how people go to extreme to get the perfect shot.
I don’t remember ever shooting selfies …. some are really reckless and make incomprehensible mistakes
Yes, some selfies are dangerous when taken recklessly.
It’s true … I’ve read a lot about these selfies
Nice selfie. Good Post
Thank you, Perfectfeeds for your feedback.
I have never taken one, never will. I am here now, dealing with real not needing a pretend fantasy world
Yes, if people learn to be their real selves instead of creating a fantasy world.
That’s the fact. They go somewhere and before experiencing it need a picture to prove it.
You are very right, Jaylar.