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Anne Elk
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Anne Elk
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Selfie fatalities at Taft Point
I'm beginning to wonder if selfie sticks etc need to come with instructions that say "DANGER - use near precipices, wild animals and moving water can be fatal". Although these two apparently had their camera on a tripod. <sigh> 
It seems people deliberately take chances these days just to attract followers on social media. Like the 3 who died at Squamish last summer. You feel bad for the families because it's so unnecessary, but it's hard to be sympathetic with that level of stupid.
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
"There are yahoos out there. It’s why we can’t have nice things." - Tom Mahood
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Randito
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Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:39 pm |
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Perhaps the Darwin awards needs a new category: "selfie related".
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MyFootHurts
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I believe they found a woman's body at the base of Walllace Falls next to her selfie stick a year or 2 ago.
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thunderhead
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A warning should pop up when you go into selfie mode? "warning gravity still exists"
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DIYSteve
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Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:59 am |
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catsp
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catsp
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Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:09 am |
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| Anne Elk wrote: | | ...but it's hard to be sympathetic with that level of stupid. |
It shouldn't be.
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kiliki
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kiliki
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Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:09 am |
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People have been doing dumb stuff at Taft Point since Yosemite was a park. There's a famous 19th century photo of some women with linked arms doing the can-can at the edge.
There's a lot of us in the world now, and we all have cameras, so I'm sure we'll just continue to see an increase in these kinds of deaths.
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olderthanIusedtobe
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Heights didn't use to bother me, but Taft Point gave me the willies when I was there several years ago. I couldn't even go up to the edge, I stayed a step or two back. I can't even fathom the horror of falling from there. Avoidable, but a sad story.
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MtnGoat
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Wed Oct 31, 2018 1:57 pm |
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Pride is one of the classical seven deadly sins, and narcissism a close relative. Doing it for the 'gram can kill.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers
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Cyclopath
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Cyclopath
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Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:56 pm |
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From a linked article:
A study published by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has found that selfies have altered people's perception of their faces to the point where they increased the demand for rhinoplasties (nose jobs). Forty-two percent of surgeons surveyed have noticed that patients are seeking surgeries to improve their appearance in photographs, especially selfies taken at close distance.[113]
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coldrain108
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| catsp wrote: | | Anne Elk wrote: | | ...but it's hard to be sympathetic with that level of stupid. |
It shouldn't be. |
Why?
Avoid-ance : the action of keeping away from
perform-ance: the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function.
Observ-ance: the action of watching or noticing something.
ignore-ance...
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
Since I have no expectations of forgiveness, I don't do it in the first place. That loop hole needs to be closed to everyone.
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John Mac
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Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:47 pm |
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How miserable are the idle hours of the ignorant man. Ariosto
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kbatku
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kbatku
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Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:53 pm |
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I've been to the edge, there I stood and looked down....
now I crawl up on my hands and knees and peek over
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Ski
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Fri Nov 02, 2018 12:21 am |
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explain?
explain it's not a good idea to perch near the edge of an 800-foot vertical drop so you can pose for your "selfie"?
or that it's not a good idea to pose in front of a 2000-pound Bison for that once-in-a-lifetime Instagram post?
| Dave Workman, in another thread, long ago wrote: | | "Some people are world class stupid, and you can't fix that." |
 if door does not open  do not swallow  fire is hot  breathe under water
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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Bernardo
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Bernardo
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Fri Nov 02, 2018 4:40 am |
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| catsp wrote: | | Anne Elk wrote: | | ...but it's hard to be sympathetic with that level of stupid. |
It shouldn't be. |
I totally agree with this.
It's frustrating when people don't act in their own interest, but I can be sympathetic. But for grace of God go I...
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