Maybe don't change your ringtone to the Jaws theme?

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Maybe don't change your ringtone to the Jaws theme?

"The selfie craze is now more lethal than shark attacks. A study published in the Journal of Travel Medicine in 2022 uncovered 379 selfie-related deaths over the previous 13 years.

Among these, 140 tourists tragically snapped their final photo. Meanwhile, only 90 fatal encounters during the same time frame involved sharks, primarily unprovoked."

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/01/16/selfies-are-more-lethal-than-shark-attacks-should-more-tourist-destinations-ban-them

(yes, I know that more people take selfies than swim in shark inhabited water. Still, it's kind of amusing.)

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Re: Maybe don't change your ringtone to the Jaws theme?

This part from the article might be appropriate to the "things we can't do any more" thread...

"In the United States, New York passed a bill banning selfies with wildcats unless there is a physical barrier between the person and the animal. Similarly, visitors to Lake Tahoe have been asked not to take bear selfies, as turning your back near a bear is extremely dangerous."

Before long we won't even be able to take selfies with bears. It's shame because a picture like that would make a cool addition to a headstone.

What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.

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Re: Maybe don't change your ringtone to the Jaws theme?
Randy wrote:

This part from the article might be appropriate to the "things we can't do any more" thread...

"In the United States, New York passed a bill banning selfies with wildcats unless there is a physical barrier between the person and the animal. Similarly, visitors to Lake Tahoe have been asked not to take bear selfies, as turning your back near a bear is extremely dangerous."

Before long we won't even be able to take selfies with bears. It's shame because a picture like that would make a cool addition to a headstone.

Lol
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