Cool or dumb? 6 incidents where tourists pushed limits of sanity

A video showing two teenagers damaging sand sculptures at a hotel in Hawaii, US, went viral on social media recently. Although the incident happened in 2019, it gained momentum on Twitter. This is not the first time tourists have damaged a property out of sheer stupidity for their own fun.

A look at 6 such incidents where tourists went nuts:

1. Women dancing on Mayan Temple, Mexico

Imagine climbing up a temple for gods which was a venue for sacrificial rituals and dancing for fun.

Abigail Villalobos, a 29-year-old Mexican had to pay a fine of $257 after she was held for 30 minutes for climbing the Pyramid of Kukulcán in Tinum, Yucatán.

Crowd got furious demanding her imprisonment and sprayed water on her while she was escorted out of the Mayan ruins.

2. Chinese tourists climbing on Buddha to click pictures

A group of tourists from China faced criticism by netizens after a video of them climbing the 1000-year-old temple, Xiangyan Temple in Zhechuan County surfaced online. 

3. Provoking a moose, tourists got no chill

A video shared by Breitbart News shows aman named Jason Holfensperger on March 29 in Montana, US, yelling at and warning two tourists to leave a moose alone. 

But how can they stop bothering the moose until it decides to run after them.

4. Safety later, selfie first

A video clip went viral showing a visitor attempting to reach out to a bison in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, US, to capture a selfie. Act of bravery or stupidity?

Even after urging the visitors to stay away from the bison, this vistor standing on a broadwalk extends her hand towards the bison's face reacting to which the mammal tries to get a hold of her by its horns through her sweater as she manages to break free. 

5. Horns of Yellowstone continued

6. Cool stroke?

Conservationists have expressed worries after a video emerged of a diver engaging with a baby sea lion on a California beach. 

The footage was captured at San Diego's La Jolla beach and shows the man crouching beside the baby sea lion, extending his hand and stroking its back. But in the background, the coast guard can be heard instructing him to move away from it.