Darwin award - from the San Diego, CA NBC affiliate:
Man, Distracted by Electronic Device, Falls to Death at Sunset Cliffs: Lifeguards
A man distracted by his electronic device fell 60 feet to his death at San Diego's Sunset Cliffs on Christmas Day, San Diego Lifeguards confirmed to NBC 7 San Diego.
The incident happened at 4:50 p.m. Friday on the 900 block of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard when the man, in his 30s, tumbled off the side of a cliff.
"Witnesses stated seeing someone distracted by an electronic device and he just fell over the edge," said San Diego Lifeguard Bill Bender. "(He) wasn't watching where he was walking, he was looking down at the device in his hands."
Sheesh - the idea that someone can be so unaware of their surroundings as to do something like this is amazing. Probably - and unfortunately - not that uncommon.
Yes, I love my electronic gadgets but I have a place for them on a shelf when I am done using them. I do not let them interfere with my normal life.
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