Selfies are deadlier than shark attacks in 2015

This year eight people have been killed by sharks, but 12 have lost their life while trying to take a photo of themselves. Sure, only eight people, out of all the people in the entire world, died from a shark attack this year.

Selfies are more common than the cold these days, and people are going to dramatic extremes to get that flawless shot for their social media accounts.

We decided to talk to an expert about the issue. Selfie-related unsafe incidents have led Russian government to start a campaign urging residents to take safe selfies.

From a 21-year-old Spanish man electrocuted while climbing on top of a train to take a selfie with friends… to a Japanese tourist who died earlier this month after falling down a staircase at the Taj Mahal.

The narcissistic act of taking a selfie is more risky to your health than a Great White Shark.

Definitely don’t take any selfies with sharks, anyway. A selfie, on the other hand, is what health statisticians might classify as an “underlying mechanism” or an ‘intermediate mechanism, ‘ depending on the exact circumstances: a thing that’s involved in, and maybe precipitates, an accident, but doesn’t actually cause any physical harm.

So now’s as good a time as any to offer this friendly reminder: don’t do it for the ‘gram if the risk outweighs the joyous feeling of seeing those likes go up and up. OK? In May when a 21-year-old woman survived accidentally shooting herself in the head while posing for a selfie with a gun in Moscow, the BBC reported.