What is more dangerous than a shark attack? Too many selfies!

Sep 23, 2015

We always believed that the modern day selfie was pretty harmless. However, you are actually more likely to die while taking a selfie than you are from suffering a shark attack.

This actually is not a joke, people have looked into selfie related incidents and come up with some interesting facts.

More and more tourists are putting themselves in danger by focusing more on their phone’s screen than on their unfamiliar surroundings.

So far in 2015, there have been 12 selfie-related deaths this year, while shark attacks have been the cause of eight.

Mashable reports that many people are reportedly being injured, or worse, as a result of falling from buildings or being hit by traffic as they attempt to take their best selfie ever.

One park in the US closed as a result of people trying to take selfies with bears. Disneyland and Disney World officials also announced this year that selfie sticks would be banned from their parks.

A spokeswoman for the group explained that they had become a “growing safety concern for both our guests and cast.”

They were also banned from the Wimbledon tennis championships and the Colosseum in Rome.

The Conde Nast Traveller noted that even government officials have been drawing attention to the selfie epidemic:

"Before taking a selfie, everyone should think about the fact that racing after a high number of 'likes' could lead him on a journey to death,” a Russian interior minister was quoted as saying.