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That of stupid death is a theme that fascinates me a lot. Also because I still haven’t figured out whether it makes me laugh or cry.

The award for the stupid death of the year.

By now there are rankings for everything; one that I find very significant is just that on the dumbest deaths of the year. There is also an award, the Darwin Adwards for those who:

have worked for the protection of humanity’s genetic heritage through the ultimate sacrifice of self-sacrifice in the most spectacular and idiotic way possible.

The one convinced of stopping a speeding train with the power of thought, and the one who wanted to try the shatterproof glass of the new office in a skyscraper, perhaps they could have existed in the past. In current times the ones who dominate this ranking are certainly the selfie takers . For some, a spectacular selfie to get a handful of extra likes is worth the risk of not being able to tell anyone about it. A selfie is worth a stupid death.

The salt pans of Maras

The place I liked best of the, however, interesting surroundings of Cuzco are undoubtedly the Maras Salt Flats. Beyond the scenic aspect, their uniqueness lies in the fact that the salt extraction system was built by the Incas. It is a complex water system that brings water from sodium-rich mountains through a series of terraces on which there are tanks. These salt flats are still in use today, and are not just a tourist attraction, generating suicidal selfies.

While some of my companions were improvising acrobatics on the edges of the Maras salt flats I was thinking about the discomfort and disruption his farewell would cause us: like we would have to cut our trip short just as the top was coming in.

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Fabio Viroli

Ho sempre avuto tante passioni, ma da sempre più o meno latenti, le principali sono viaggiare e scrivere. Tra le altre cose ho una laurea in psicologia; ho fatto per più di 30 anni l’allenatore di basket; leggo tanti libri; sono stato molto appassionato di sport e di musica rock; e faccio improvvisazione teatrale

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