Things Destroyed by Selfies

A Brazilian tourist walked backward into a priceless 18th-century sculpture of Saint Michael at the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 8, 2016. The piece fell and shattered. Museum officials stated thatirreparable damage occurredThe act destroyed the art in pursuit of the perfect selfie.This happened a second time in a year.Someone taking a selfie destroyed a priceless sculpture in Lisbon.

The selfie-taker ran off before museum staff could stop him or her. Museum director Antonio Filipe Pimentel used the incident toshow a problemUnderstaffing at museums globally causes issues: "There are only 64 people for 84 chambers open to the public. I am very sure one day we will see hazards in the museum. It will happen because we're playing with our heritage."

In Portugal, an anonymous tourist proved people act badly when they tried a selfie with a statue of Dom Sebastiao in May 2016. Mid-selfie, the126-year-oldstatue toppled over and broke.Police arrested the manas he tried to leave.

This story is stomach-turning. In March 2014, a student tried a selfie sitting on the leg of a copy of the famous Drunken Satyr statue in Milan. Because statues were not built to hold foolish people, one ofSelfie seekers snapped the legs off the statue.the 19th-century artwork. The student left the area without getting caught.

In 2015, hundreds of tourists crowded Costa Rica's beaches during the sea turtle egg-laying season. They tried selfies with animals attempting their centuries-old birthing ritual. Too many tourists clogged the beach, so the turtlescould not lay their eggs, and now there are fewer turtles than before this selfie nonsense began.

In 2015, two tourists in Italy climbed onto a 1700s Hercules statue and accidentallySelfie seekers broke off a piece of Hercules' crown.of the marble crown on the statue's head.

Authorities found that a fatal plane crash near Denver in 2015 happened because the pilot tried to take a selfie mid-flight. The National Transportation Safety Board showed footage of the pilot taking selfies on a GoPro recovered from the crash site.The report stated: "The GoPro recordings showed the pilot and other passengers taking self-photos with their cell phones and using the camera's flash during the takeoff roll, initial climb, and flight in the traffic pattern."

In 2015, a Russian woman learned her lesson about mixing selfies and guns when she shot herself with a pellet gun while trying to take a picture of herself. The pelletThe Russian woman's self-inflicted gunshot ricocheted around her temple., but she survived.

In Palm Beach, Florida, fishermen killed a hammerhead shark in a brutal way. They took selfies with the animal until it ran out of air and died. A public works employee found the shark's body on a beach and tossed it in a dumpster.

Two American tourists in Italy carved their initials into the Colosseum. They found out why the world hates them.They took a selfie.They stood next to the damaged monument. The Colosseum dates to the first century A.D.

This event was certain. In 2015, a terrorist posted a selfie from his ISIS base. The US military saw it online immediately. Twenty-two hours later, the Air Force sent three Joint Direct Attack Munition missiles to destroy the outpost.The Air Force sent three Joint Direct Attack Munition missiles to destroy the outpost.These missiles destroyed the outpost.

In 2016, monsters hit Argentine beaches. They pulled a baby dolphin from the water. They took photos with it. Dolphins cannot stay out of water long.The dolphin died of dehydration.They passed the dolphin around for a selfie.

Two visitors at a China zoo manhandled a peacock. They pulled it with its tail and plucked its feathers while taking selfies. This happens because we have a need to murder everything we touch.The bird died from fright.The bird died during the incident.

Watching these two girls crash their car while filming a lip-sync selfie feels cathartic.

In 2015, a cool driver in Maine tried to take a selfie with friends. He then crashed into a tree.He crashed into a tree.One passenger broke their nose. Another will likely have back problems for life.

Christal McGee used Snapchat's speed filter, which shows speed over a picture. She took a selfie at 107 mph and did not see others on the road. She hit an Uber driver, sending him across the left lane and into an embankment.She slammed the Uber driver into an embankment.Christal did take a selfie at 107 mph.Christal immediately posted Snapchats from the ambulance gurney.She posted Snapchats from the ambulance gurney.

The video is satisfying. Is it the canoe crumpling? Or is it seeing the ego of the man driving his Jeep shrink to a pea size when he crashed because he acted like a basic girl at Coachella?