Stupid Tourist Tricks

[Bwana]

It's off to a fast start already this year! A list of incidents involving people trying to obtain the coveted Darwin Award. I will keep you up to date of all the stupid tourist tricks.

This yesterday: We thought it was cold! (this is a first)
http://www.ktvq.com/story/31975424/y...ed-it-was-cold



How this lady lived and was not gored is beyond me: Buy a Powerball ticket lady:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfk1O9_quxs

This from last week: Amazing no one got taken out:
http://www.krtv.com/story/31915893/v...nal-park-video

Much of the time, this is what happens: Fat guy vs Bison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNvTHOrTf_Y

At this rate, it should be a record year for goring incidents, Chinese tourists seem particularly clueless. So far no goring's, but it's coming.

If you have any from your area, post them up.

[Easy 6]

If you need proof that society is getting dumber, just look at the tsunami of these kind of stories we're seeing these days... seems like its at least a new story a day I'm seeing

Person X trampled and nearly killed by bison/elk/moose/bear while taking selfie in national park

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

If you need proof that society is getting dumber, just look at the tsunami of these kind of stories we're seeing these days... seems like its at least a new story a day I'm seeing

Person X trampled and nearly killed by bison/elk/moose/bear while taking selfie in national park

Yep. Yet another reason I don't want to back there. It was bad enough before the days of iPhone zombies. Hell, I was there long enough ago that there were no internet capable phones, and the old flip phone I did have only got a signal in about ten percent of the park.

Didn't see anybody trying to take critter selfies with their disposable Kodaks.

[Smed1065]

Originally Posted by bdj23

Is yellowstone really like that every day now? We are thinking about going up there next summer.

Go Go / Been too long for me but it is beautiful. Good for the soul. IMO

[Bump]

Originally Posted by scho63

Top 10 stupid tourist tricks

1. Cover yourself in honey and stand in Yellowstone to take a picture of a bear
2. Stand on the edge of the Grand Canyon and do a funny one leg pose as you fall off the side of a ledge
3. Lean over the rail at Niagra Falls trying to see how cold the water is
4. Hang out in Alaska with a salmon strapped to your back to test the speed of a grizzly bear.
5. Step out of your guide vehicle on safari in Africa to take a close up of a sleeping pride of lions.
6. Take an evening swim in the Everglades
7. Overturn rocks and reach your hand in for a souvenir in the desert
8. Participate in a Pride Month March in Afghanistan
9. Eat a heavy meal of tapas and a drink a few bottles of Sangria then wear all red during the running of the bulls in Spain.
10. Decide to paint your body with a message about climate change and do the Polar Bear swim challenge in Antarctica.

Bonus: See how close you can get to the lava eruption while on vacation in Iceland to get a great selfie

sounds like legitimate tik tok challenges. Like the "dive out of a speed boat going 90 mph challenge!"