Find out the 'father' of the selfie stick invention

A similar selfie stick has been filed for patent records since 1983 by a Japanese man.

The "father" of the invention of a selfie stick

Beginning to form a popular trend among young people since 2014, the question about who was the first person to create a selfie stick still has no official response. However, recently, a Japanese photographer named Hiroshi Ueda has claimed himself to be the inventor of the first selfie stick since the 80s of the last century, DailyMail said. He said the idea of ​​a selfie stick appeared when he was in Europe with his wife.

Hiroshi Ueda next to inventing a selfie stick, at that time he called an extension stick.

Hiroshi Ueda shared that the " primitive " selfie stick was called by the name of the extended stick . It is of course used for travel cameras because smartphones are a far-fetched concept. After attaching the camera to the stick, he attached a mirror to the front of the camera to take a more accurate picture. The stick has been patented in 1983, but it has not been commercially successful, mainly because the quality of the photos is not satisfactory to users.

Mr. Ueda took pictures with his family with a selfie stick when they were in Europe.

In an interview with BCC, Mr. Ueda said, "The idea of ​​taking photos of yourself in the 80s of last century is something very new. " He added that his idea came too early. 30 years later, the selfie stick has become an indispensable accessory for many people . Many public places such as museums or crowded places such as stadiums have issued regulations prohibiting the selfie stick because of entanglement, inconvenience and collisions that it can cause.