The 13 Funniest Videos of People Texting and Injuring Themselves

It’s common practice to use our smartphone on the go. Chances are we’re texting, updating a social media post, or responding to an email while being completely oblivious to what’s happening around us. Just ask teen Alexa Longeira, who fell down a manhole because she was responding to an text message. Longeria was just one of several people who have humiliated themselves by not paying attention while texting. However, she dodged a bullet as the incident was never caught on camera. Others weren't so lucky. If you're in the mood for some comic relief, we recommend watching the 13 funniest videos of people candidly captured on camera running into objects, falling down steps, or being caught off guard by so-called friends. We suggest you take heed.

Someone thought they had the talent to duck the shutters and text at the same time.

Exactly how does one screw up a staged fail? Judging by the setup, it’s pretty obvious this tween is looking to trip down the stairs…as her jacket lies on the middle steps…with a camera centered directly at her. Things don’t exactly go as planned. Notice how she tries grabbing onto the rail with phone in hand, and then watch her knees smack the ground.

Dude on the opposite end gave homie the Carlito’s Way treatment, sending him down a flight a stairs just as he was about to start texting. You heard him: “The fuck outta here.”

Here's a guy who finds humor in his texting blunder. In fact, he somehow scored the hotel security footage of himself walking head first into a wall and posted it on YouTube. Pretty clever take on a PSA.

Word to the wise: Protect yourself at all times. Unfortunately this dude wasn't hipped to that mantra. Watch this guy's reaction after taking a hard slap to the sack. A flying karate kick? Seriously?

Here we've got two kids practicing their b-ball skills, while another opts out by laying in the cut and texting. The passer has some fun at his neglectful expense, launching the ball right at the kid’s head. He shoots, he scores.

Ron Artest…in the stands…physical encounter. Sound familiar? No, we’re not recapping the infamous Pacers/Pistons brawl of '04. This time around Meta World Peace goes for a loose ball heading out of bounds and runs into an old man with his celly in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. Guess what happens next.

“I really, really have to pee.” Surprisingly, the bladder of inebriated teen Brooke didn't explode, even after swerving straight into a light pole. She enjoys a painful laugh on the floor with rest of the drunk gang, but it's her reaction upon realizing she's been captured on video that's priceless.

The price you pay for texting your girl at work in the presence of other dudes: a straight jab to the nuts. “That was a little bit hard.” Ya think? You can't fake that much pain. Foul play, John.

This guy nearly gets his head guillotined by a closing gate. He’s lucky there wasn’t incoming traffic or an actual blade. Watch the impact. Daaammmn! *Chris Tucker voice*

Here’s a woman who ate the concrete in broad daylight on national TV. CBC News caught the hard fall, which was attributed to her careless on-the-go texting. We’re surprised the anchor in the studio was able to keep a straight face the entire time.

A study reported by the New York Times in 2009 found that drivers who texted had a collision risk 23 times greater than those who didn’t. But ask Adrian Perez if that was on his mind when he drove a bus holding a few disabled people straight into the back of another vehicle on the highway. To make matters worse, the entire incident was captured on the bus’s camera system. “Fuck, Fuck, Fuck!” Yeah, that about sums it up.

Cathy Cruz Marrero claims she was texting a friend from church and felt safe multitasking before face-flopping into a mall water fountain. “I couldn't see anything that I could grab. Next thing I know I'm seeing pennies and coins in front of my face," she said. Find that comical? Marrero decided to sue the mall stating security guards laughed rather than assist her out of the fountain. We would have done the same.