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Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Nobody: 8:40pm On Sep 23, 2015
According to a report by Condé Nast Traveler, you are more likely to be killed by taking a selfie than from an encounter with a Great White Shark. A Wikipedia page is devoted to those who paid the ultimate price for merely shooting a self portrait, using the front-facing camera on their phone. That site lists 18 events over the last two-years that resulted in a fatality, and four incidents where shooting a selfie led to a serious injury.

Recently, we told you about two separate incidents involving the attempt to capture a selfie with a rattlesnake. In both situations, which were just weeks apart, the owner of the phone received a life-threatening snake bite and ended up with with an extended stay in the hospital. The two men eventually recovered.

While Condé Nast says that there have been dozens of deaths this year related to selfies, shark attacks have killed eight people so far in 2015. The list of selfie deaths is pretty gruesome and includes electrocutions, accidental shootings and falls. Just the other day, 27-year old Braxton Rocha was bitten by a Tiger Shark in Honolulu, and shot a video selfie of the incident which showed off his wound. You can see if for yourself by clicking on the video at the end of this story, but be warned. It is not a pretty sight.

The bottom line here is that risking your life to take a selfie is not worth it. You might not want to live a milquetoast life (Google it), but you don't want to end up as a sentence on a Wikipedia page that discusses your demise.


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Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Whizpeter(m): 8:59pm On Sep 23, 2015
Nice info, but it won't prevent Naija girls from pouting in front of the camera...

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Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Nobody: 9:07pm On Sep 23, 2015
Methinks Selfies with dangerous Animals is kinda crazy tho..
Nobody'll try it here in Nigeria cuz we appreciate liife more than Photo Galleries..
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by divinehand2003(m): 9:53pm On Sep 23, 2015
SELFIE is the new form of craze
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Nobody: 10:39pm On Sep 23, 2015
Just a warning......
cc lalasticlala
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Nobody: 11:36pm On Sep 23, 2015
A new fatality of this would be included in Mortal Kombat.


FINISH HIM WITH A SELFIE
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by omophunky(m): 11:43pm On Sep 23, 2015
ollah1:
A new fatality of this would be included in Mortal Kombat.


FINISH HIM WITH A SELFIE
Hahaha lwkh Guy I swear u no well cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Paulpaulpaul(m): 11:56pm On Sep 23, 2015
This is Nigeria, we don't take dangerous selfies but our girls like pig-mouthing.
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Nobody: 12:11am On Sep 24, 2015
Huh... forget that one... no be for here... abi who dey visit zoo here?
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Nobody: 12:31am On Sep 24, 2015
Selfies On my 3310? No thank you!
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Rogbese(m): 6:34am On Sep 24, 2015
ollah1:
A new fatality of this would be included in Mortal Kombat.


FINISH HIM WITH A SELFIE

SELFILITY!!!

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Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Pr0ton: 6:35am On Sep 24, 2015
New option for suicide?
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Dahveydson(m): 7:05am On Sep 24, 2015
This doesn't apply to Nigerians. Whites like risking their lives for Epic pictures, which Nigerian get time? No be to raise phone up squeeze face we sabi..
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by MisterLongman(m): 9:41am On Sep 24, 2015
Whities love taking daring but silly.....
They always seem to think that the YOLO rule does not apply to them
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by willian10: 9:43am On Sep 24, 2015
Na Oyinbo sharks fit dey kill, not in Nigeria even with limited technology, those oyinbo play too much
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by joseph214(m): 9:51am On Sep 24, 2015
ollah1:
A new fatality of this would be included in Mortal Kombat.


FINISH HIM WITH A SELFIE
Actually there is sometin like dat. In mortal kombat x after cassie gives u a fatality she takes a selfie

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Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by sushieater: 9:53am On Sep 24, 2015
That's natural selection, the dumb ones who are obsessed with selfies fall off bridges, get bitten by rattlesnake, get bitten by Sharks, get hit by a bus while taking selfies and whatnot. The smart ones will survive and one day, the world will be free of these freaks and life will be normal again.

grin grin grin

Cc Lalasticlala
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by dhantey324(m): 10:15am On Sep 24, 2015
Oyibo no well o
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by chandli: 11:16am On Sep 24, 2015
WARNING...SELFIES REALLY KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN SHARKS DO
Just like this http://wordcrib..com/2015/08/girls-picture-habit.html

Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Blackberrybabes: 11:18am On Sep 24, 2015
Hian!
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by 01ghostmode: 11:26am On Sep 24, 2015
That's gud to know.
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Lollifox: 12:20pm On Sep 24, 2015
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Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Nobody: 12:26pm On Sep 24, 2015
joseph214:
Actually there is sometin like dat. In mortal kombat x after cassie gives u a fatality she takes a selfie

Wtf, never knew or heard about it. Got good imagination
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Defaramade(m): 12:28pm On Sep 24, 2015
sushieater:
That's natural selection, the dumb ones who are obsessed with selfies fall off bridges, get bitten by rattlesnake, get bitten by Sharks, get hit by a bus while taking selfie and whatnot. The smart ones will survive and one day, the world will be free of these freaks and life will be normal again grin grin grin
Wicked grin
Re: Warning: Selfies Kill More People Than Sharks Do by Rogbese(m): 6:56am On Sep 26, 2015
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