Arts+Culture / NewsRussian girls suffer major burns taking selfies on a trainIt's been established time and time again that taking photos in extremely dangerous situations is asking for troubleShareLink copied ✔️June 12, 2015Arts+CultureNewsText Thomas Gorton Another day, another selfie disaster in Russia. Last month a Russian woman posing for a selfie accidentally shot herself in the head with a handgun she'd found lying around the office. This time, two Russian schoolgirls have suffered major burns after being electrocuted on top of a train roof. According to the Moscow Times, "the girls suffered burns on up to 70 percent of their bodies after climbing onto the roof of a freight train at the Martsevo station in western Russia". They were reportedly attempting to get a danger selfie on top of the carriage and are now recovering in hospital with their condition described as "serious". Selfies are fast becoming one of the most dangerous addictions that modern life has seen. People are falling off cliffs, they're crashing cars, they're posing with shits they didn't know were there. What happened to just taking pictures of other people from completely safe vantage points where nothing bad could happen? Why are all our Kodak moments now just things we do alone that end in tragedy? As usual, the moral of this neverending story is – selfies are lethal. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingGen Z’s new drug of choice? CaffeineFrom iced matcha lattes to wellness-coded energy drinks to flavoured pouches, caffeine products are everywhere right now – and sober-curious young people are behind the boom Life & CultureArt & PhotographyPissing Women: The story behind Sophy Rickett’s shocking photos PumaFashionSalehe Bembury’s Puma collection is a love letter to the football communityFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex work Nike FashionTo The Moon Shoe and Back: How Nike's cult runner became an iconArt & PhotographyDressing for a ball: Dazed serves football couture for summerMusicOlivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’Beauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaLife & CultureLajee Celtic, the Palestinian football club born from resistanceEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy