Russian authorities are promoting an illustrated guide to taking “safe selfies” on Tuesday that warns citizens not to hurt or kill themselves while trying to snap a self-portrait. Rough translations seem to suggest that the Russian Interior Ministry’s guide says “likes” on social media are not worth risking your life. Illustrations warn stick figures not to take them with tigers, while holding a gun, balancing on the roof of a building or standing in the middle of railroad tracks.
According to the Associated Press, “These are some of the ways that police say at least 10 Russians have been killed and 100 injured while taking selfies this year.”
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Gemini 12 astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes a selfie during a spacewalk in Nov. 1966.
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Astronaut Stephen K. Robinson takes a selfie during a spacewalk on Aug. 3, 2005.
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used the camera at the end of its arm in April and May 2014 to take dozens of component images combined into this selfie.
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JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide takes a selfie in Sept. 2012.
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ESA Astronaut Alexander Gerst takes a selfie during a spacewalk on Oct. 7, 2014.
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The Opportunity Rover on Mars takes a selfie shortly after dust cleared its solar panels in March 2014.
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The 3.2 gigapixel Global Selfie mosaic was made with 36,422 individual selfies that were posted to social media sites on or around Earth Day, April 22, 2014.
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This selfie composed of two different images shows the Rosetta spacecraft as it soars past a comet on Oct. 7, 2014.
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Expedition 35 astronaut Tom Marshburn takes a selfie during a spacewalk on May 11, 2013.
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Gemini 10 astronaut Mike Collins takes a selfie in July 1966.
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