Selfies kill more people than sharks.
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An average of six people a year have died from shark attacks in the decade to 2014 and Mashable reports that eight people have been killed in shark attacks so far this year.
The latest selfie-related death was of a 66-year-old Japanese tourist, who reportedly suffered a heart attack while posing with a selfie stick at the Taj Mahal in India last week.
Meanwhile, the Russian government was moved to start a publicity campaign urging happy-snappers to urge more caution, after a 21-year-old woman fell to her death from a bridge in Moscow.
Yelena Alexeyeva, an aide to the interior minister, said: ‘Unfortunately we have noted recently that the number of accidents caused by lovers of self-photography is constantly increasing’. And there have been numerous bison attacks following attempted selfies in Yellowstone National Park. Veal observed one 19-year-old boy whose selfie addiction was so serious he spent over 10 hours a day taking over 200 photos of himself to post online.
Waterton Canyon in Denver, Colorado, had to close because visitors couldn’t stop trying to take selfies with the bears.
“It also makes no sense whatsoever: Rizzo’s comparing oranges and apples”, Dewey complained. “After all, people get injured as a result of their distractions every day”, Dewey added.
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The Great White shark used to be one of the most effective killing machines on the planet-or so we thought. While these figures could obviously benefit from a bit more substantive statistical analysis, they’re nonetheless instructive. Here goes: in a new death toll released a few days ago, the number of people who have died chasing likes and validation through self-involved selfie ventures has risen to 12.
