Hooray for Natural Selection: Man dies after 3 day gaming marathon

[CptStern]

...or so the chinese government would have you belive:

A man in southern China collapsed and died after a three-day marathon online session at a cybercafe, state media reported on Monday.

The web-user, estimated to be 30 years old, suddenly collapsed in front of his computer terminal in Guangdong province, and emergency personnel were unable to revive him, the Beijing News reported.

"According to preliminary findings, the length of time this man spent online might have triggered heart problems," the paper quoted a local hospital emergency medic in the city of Zhongshan as saying.

give me a break ..72 hours in front of a pc is lethal? if that were true WoW population would be steadily declining

The paper did not provide the man's name or the online activities he was engaged in.

of course not because ...

Worried about growing Internet addiction, China's government has taken steps to combat the problem, including forcing online gaming sites to dock the points of gamers who stay online too long.

right, dont list names sources causes of death and people will start blaming pretty much everything except the real causes .."omg little Rong Wei Sum Yung Gie has been on the computer for far too long, neglecting his studies, perhaps we should try corrective measures



all chinese internet users should be given one of these

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070917/wl_asia_afp/chinainternetdeath_070917040620

 

[CyberPitz]

Well, being online =/= death. Maybe he had epilepsy..

OK, you're right, Stern. I call BS.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Chinese government = epic lulz. They should write a how to manuel, or rather how not to.

 

[HunterSeeker]

give me a break ..72 hours in front of a pc is lethal? if that were true WoW population would be steadily declining

Why dont you give it a shot?

 

[Shift]

Pfft, the chinese, what the **** do they know.

 

[CyberPitz]

Why dont you give it a shot?

Been there, done that...LAN parties starting from Friday afternoon ranging till Monday afternoon...great times.

 

[-Psy-]

Sitting on your ass for three days...no thanks.

 

[Sulkdodds]

I could sit on your ass for three days if you liked.

 

[CptStern]

Why dont you give it a shot?

cuz they dont make a piss jar with a wide enough opening





:naughty:

 

[hool10]

Heh I like the casket. They should do the same for crackheads: put crack in teh casket.

 

[Raziaar]

Only way and reason he'd die after playing for 3 days straight, is without drinking an ounce of water... or if somehow his bladder exploded and his blood was poisoned. heh. Something I'm sure no gamer would allow happen.

If my bladder is hurting and I have to go to the bathroom... **** any game, I'm going.

 

[Lucid]

Only way and reason he'd die after playing for 3 days straight, is without drinking an ounce of water... or if somehow his bladder exploded and his blood was poisoned. heh. Something I'm sure no gamer would allow happen.

If my bladder is hurting and I have to go to the bathroom... **** any game, I'm going.

**** waiting until my bladder hurts to get up and go.

Jesus, how people have these gaming marathons is beyond me.

 

[Gunner]

Another CGF bites the dust.

 

[CyberPitz]

I don't know about you guys, but I generally hold my piss for 5-7 hours at a time before pissing..sometimes I have to, other times I just don't realize.

Then again, I don't poop all but once every 4 days =\ *refers to link of Goatse Bless in sig.

 

[Beerdude26]

refers to link of Goatse Bless in sig.

I came D:

On-topic: It was probably a blood clot. Happened a few years ago aswell with a 40-something gamer, I think.

 

[213]

Easily believable if you had any bit of common sense or knowledge about health. The man could have been more likely than most to have a heart attack due to certain conditions such as Peripheral artery disease. Many factors can contribute to one's demise. And 3 day marathon is a lot, how much did he move? What did he eat? Many many factors. I see no reason for the Chinese to cover this up. What did he do? 1337 haxor the Chinese government's bases? Funny how you people think.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

I came D:

I saw D:

On-topic, he must have drunk no water what so ever. Who would honestly stay on the comp. this long?

 

[jverne]

I don't know about you guys, but I generally hold my piss for 5-7 hours at a time before pissing..sometimes I have to, other times I just don't realize.

Then again, I don't poop all but once every 4 days =\ *refers to link of Goatse Bless in sig.

that is not healthy! you fail at human digestion!

a person should defecate each day at least once