We are currently living in the Age of the Selfie. Everyone from young kids to elderly grannies is getting into the selfie game these days. Selfie extraordinaires spend countless hours perfecting the lighting, the angle, and the backgrounds to their selfie art. It seems that every time we turn our heads, someone is upping the selfie game, pushing it into a new and unexplored arena.
One of these new avenues in selfie-taking is attempting to snag a picture of one's self in the most peril situation possible. People literally risk their lives to get the perfect selfie in a precarious space. From mountain peaks to wild beasts, nothing seems off-limits when it comes to the selfie game.
Check out these top selfie spots that are unimaginably dangerous to snap a pic at.
Selfies In Pamplona Spain Could Get You "Bulled" Over
Pamplona, Spain, is widely known for its annual running of the bulls. Each year people gather in this picturesque town to charge in from of several bulls in search of the ultimate adrenaline rush. The trick here is not to get speared by a bull or flattened by the cattle or other runners.
This feat is challenging enough as is, but many selfie-lovers have woven in the task of running, ducking, and weaving massive beasts and snapping the perfect selfie all at the same time. If this sounds dangerous, it really is. In fact, law enforcement as stepped in and made selfie-snapping during the running with the bulls illegal. Trying to get the perfect image could set runners back four thousand Euro.
Selfies On Mount Hua In China Are Popular And Terrifying
Just thinking about scaling China's Mount Hua makes most peoples' knees buckle under them. For some thrill-seekers, however, shimmying along the dangerously narrow paths up high in the sky is the ultimate rush. Many climbers find that this place makes for the absolute best selfie, so they dangle off the edges while snapping their pictures.
Not all selfies on Mt. Hua end up the way the picture-takers want, and some unfortunate snappers have fallen to their ends. While the Chinese have remained quite mum about the number of accidents that have occurred on the 7,087-foot-cliff, locals hint that the number of climbing fails could be higher than one hundred.
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Snapping Pics Amid A Tropical Volcano? Kīlauea Comes With Dangers
When Hawaii's famed Mount Kilauea blew its top, people from near and far came to witness its wonder. In their observance of the natural phenomenon, they came up with the less-than-brilliant notion of snapping selfies in the midst of burning hot lava. Again, law enforcement officers attempted to deter the photo-obsessed folks, but it's a real challenge to stifle the true selfie-lover.
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The Grand Canyon Isn't So Grand For The Selfie Game
The Grand Canyon is undoubtedly a wonder to behold, but it should be observed from a reasonable distance. A fall from one of the cliff edges can prove fatal, as it has for hundreds of people over the years. It is estimated that almost eight hundred people have lost their lives in the canyons since the beginning of record-keeping.
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The Eiffel Tower Is The Most Popular Selfie Spot, But It Isn't Always Legal
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most popular places for people to take selfies. While this selfie mecca is not as dangerous a place as say Mt. Mua or the edges of The Grand Canyon, it is dangerous to snap pics there for another reason. Getting the perfect picture for the "Gram" in the evening hours is highly illegal and can cost travelers lots of money or even land them in the clink!