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Don’t: Pose with live rounds

Photo: Dmytro Falkowskyi
Photo: Dmytro Falkowskyi (Shutterstock)

Two men in the Ural Mountains of Russia died 2015 after they pulled the pin from a hand grenade for a selfie. They had discovered the old munition while hiking in the Ural Mountains. The country’s government launched a “Safe Selfie” guide in response to warn citizens about the dangers unprotected cell phone use. The phone the two men used to snap the pic survived the blast that ended their lives. The selfie was still on it.

“A cool selfie could cost you your life. A selfie with a weapon kills,” the Russian interior ministry warned.