“105 Freeway Traffic Jam Is The Perfect Place For Selfies”

Social News Daily: "It was a pretty rough commute on the 105 freeway today (April 11, 2014). Traffic was at a standstill for so long that people actually got out of their cars to take some selfies."

The 105 freeway was closed down today because a man was threatening to jump off a bridge. And while the authorities dealt with the severely serious situation at one end of the 105, Los Angeles drivers took selfies at the other.

The 105 freeway selfies raise at least one interesting question. Is there such thing as an inappropriate time to take a selfie? Earlier this week a student shared a selfie after getting stabbed. We’ve also seen  selfies taken immediately after sex, selfies taken with prostitutes, and one selfie taken with a corpse.

Anniversary: 'Mission to the Edge of Space'

One year and one day ago, Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier by leaping out of a capsule on the fringes of our atmosphere.

Red Bull released its own footage to commemorate the anniversary of the jump, releasing this video showing multiple angles and vital mission data during the leap, including Baumgartner's altitude, and the G-forces acting on his body.

Red Bull Stratos FULL POV - Multi-Angle + Mission Data

 

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