Last weekend, I took to the streets to play Pokémon Go with my daughter.
She loved it!
She’s seven.
Not that it matters. We can safely say that lots of people no longer in grade school are also Pokémon Going. Last week, around the office, I spied a 20-something meandering her way to the elevator, eyes locked on her phone in a way appropriate for someone tracking an earthbound asteroid, but that’s it. I thought — and I swear this is true: This woman could walk right off a cliff.
Later I saw two people walked right off a cliff.
Two men in their early 20s fell an estimated 50 to 90 feet down a cliff in Encinitas, California, on Wednesday afternoon while playing “Pokémon Go” … The men sustained injuries, although the extent is not clear.
Okay, check this out: In Baltimore, Monday, a driver playing Pokémon Go (not a good idea) crashed into a parked police car (also not a good idea). The event was caught on a police body camera …
“That’s what I get for playing this dumbass game,” the driver, accurately, told the officers.
Here’s a Reddit post from someone who “slipped and fell down a ditch” while playing the game — which, in case you’ve been reading a book these past couple of weeks, involves apprehending animated creatures superimposed over real surroundings, as seen through the camera of your smartphone.
“Fractured the fifth metatarsal bone in my foot, 6-8 weeks for recovery,” the Reddit poster almost cheerfully explained. “I told all the doctors I was walking my dog lol… Watch where you’re going, folks!”
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Source:: Future of You