8 Incredible Stories Involving a Selfie Stick

Selfie sticks are taking over the world. Every day there are new lovers of this type of photography who strive to make their pictures as interesting and unusual as possible. It is safe to say that each selfie has its own story, and sometimes very unusual.

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1The man caused the roller coaster to stop with a selfie stick

Visitors to the Disney California Adventure Roller Coaster had to sit on top of the roller coaster for an hour. The reason for the stop was a selfie stick, with which the visitor wanted to take a picture and which got stuck in the wheel of the trailer. Employees were forced to stop the ride to avoid a disaster. Repair work took about an hour, and only then people were able to go further. Now in amusement parks around the world, selfie sticks are taken away at the entrance.

Source 2The selfie stick-captured song in the car that ended in tragedy

On May 19, 2015, YouTube posted a video by Marco Ferro showing four people singing Baby Come Back in a car while filming themselves on a GoPro using a selfie stick. In the middle of the song, the people in the car had an accident. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

3. An invention that can be used to hide the fact that a person is lonely

Those who are lonely and ashamed of it will love the advanced selfie stick to hide it. Artists Arik Snee and Justin Crow have created the Selfie Hand, a selfie stick that looks like a human hand. The pictures will create the appearance that a person is holding on to someone's hand. There is such a device 6200 dollars.

4. One of the most unique selfies taken with a stick

On Twitter, aerial photographer Anthony Loveless posted a unique photo in which three American pilots sit on the lowered rear ramp of ... a flying transport aircraft.

5. A haute couture dress featuring selfie sticks

Fans of colorful, psychedelic retro prints from Emilio Pucci will love the new dresses from the famous Italian label. MSGM designer Massimo Giorgetti presented his first collection as creative director of Pucci at an exhibition in Italy in June 2015. This time, the brand's signature prints reflect a new fashion trend - you can easily make out images of selfie sticks on dresses.

Source 6The politician who sparked public outrage by taking a selfie at the site of a massacre in Tunisia

A wave of indignation swept the world when a picture appeared on Facebook and Twitter, which was taken with the help of a selfie stick by Labor Party candidate Amran Hussein. The selfie was taken on a Tunisian beach where terrorists shot vacationers just two days ago.

Source 7The tourists who took an illegal selfie in Rome's Colosseum

A pair of American tourists took a selfie with a stick after carving their initials on a wall at the Colosseum. According to Italian newspaper La Stampa, the 20-year-old couple fell behind a group of tourists to carve the letters J and N into the wall of a historic monument.

8The news organization that tests selfie sticks on its reporters

Australia Sky News has begun issuing selfie sticks to its journalists to report with. The news organization plans to use 12 devices, dubbed LiveU SmartGRIPs, but claims they cannot replace all film cameras.