Broken Bones and Broken Drones: Twitter Users Share Their 2015 Christmas Disasters

Looks like the most popular Christmas present of 2015 was a two horse race. Drones and hover boards seemed to be found under a plethora of trees. Lucky sods. Unluckily, these devices seemed to fall onto the laps of novice hover board riders and well, inexperienced drone pilots. Drones can now be spotted in trees all over the gaf and an inordinate amount of people are resting broken bones from hover board related injuries. Twitter users have flocked in their thousands to share their hilarious stories of the Christmas fails thanks to the arrival of these coveted gifts. That Yankee candle under my tree suddenly seems so much more appealing.

Day 1 of playing with my new drone I got for Christmas and I already broke it after landing it in a bowl of water :(

— Chrosboi (@CoteChris7) December 27, 2015

pls watch my dad on this hoverboard....???? pic.twitter.com/DinjJyKsii — KT (@katiems10) December 26, 2015

My brother got a drone, ran it into the wall and broke it. Then, he got a hover board, got on it and it broke ????????????

— Nina (@ninershagen) December 26, 2015

So we got a hoverboard..... pic.twitter.com/aXTKHP0IcJ — K I N G (@themadisonking) December 26, 2015

my grandpa got a drone for Christmas and already tore the whiskers off his cat and broke 2 lamps....??

— melanie (@melanie_renee5) December 26, 2015

Four minutes of flying drone and Dad trees it. Fourth rescue attempt, and a broke hoe, now he's ready to fly again. pic.twitter.com/jNdi9stCkv — Dustin Barnes (@DustinCL) December 25, 2015

almost positive my wrist is broken thanks to the hover board

— kel (@Kellyn_Davies) December 26, 2015

So we got a drone. We flew the drone twice... It's new home is in a tree..DOH! pic.twitter.com/4tOdg48rlo — Parker Kligerman (@pkligerman) December 25, 2015

Do not drink and hover board. I received broken toes this Christmas.

— Tanner Crochet (@TanCroch) December 25, 2015

Christmas update: got my brothers a drone today. My twin bro just got it stuck 100 feet up in a tree. 1st time flying it. Gone. Forever. — Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) December 26, 2015

my dad just got my brothers drone stuck 150 ft up in a tree.. he had it for like 3 hours...this is why we can't have nice things

— Morgan Lange (@MorganLange_) December 25, 2015

Not only did Jack manage to get his new drone stuck in a tree but he also stepped in dog poop trying to get it back down #MerryChristmas — Payton Curtis✨ (@ppagecurtis) December 25, 2015

got to confident on the hoverboard and wiped out now dealing with 2 broken wrists and a concussion #MerryChristmas

— Ellie (@byers_ellie) December 25, 2015

Dad got a drone.. Took it outside.. First 5 seconds flew it into a tree and broke it. ? — Kaitlyn ❂ (@kbbouchillon) December 25, 2015

My sister is already in the hospital bc she was going too fast on her hoverboard and might have broken her wrist

— Kierstin Weaver (@Kierstin_Weaver) December 25, 2015

the hoverboard fall is 2015's most noble death https://t.co/O9g3SqgOR7 https://t.co/lETIYp8ksV — Claire McNear (@claire_mcnear) December 25, 2015