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Offline COndor06

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Man dies from internet gaming
« on: September 17, 2007, 01:05:16 PM »
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BEIJING (Sept. 17) - A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge , state media said Monday.

The 30-year-old man fainted at a cybercafe in the city of Guangzhou on Saturday afternoon after he had been playing games online for three days, the Beijing News reported.

Paramedics tried to revive him but failed and he was declared dead at the cafe.  The report said that about 100 other Web surfers "left the cafe in fear after witnessing the man's death."

China has 140 million Internet users, second only to the United States. It is one of the world's biggest markets for online games, with tens of millions of players, many of whom hunker down for days in front of PCs in public Internet cafes.


I wonder what he was playing :noid
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« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2007, 01:08:51 PM »
Lead paint on the keyboard??

Did they find a Barbie laying in the vacinity??

Soot in the air??

Pac-Man Syndrome??

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« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2007, 01:23:18 PM »
I wonder how many people will die after Halo 3 is released?:noid
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« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2007, 01:29:40 PM »
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The report said that about 100 other Web surfers "left the cafe in fear after witnessing the man's death."



Fear of what?
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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2007, 01:35:03 PM »
zombies is my best bet.
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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2007, 01:35:53 PM »
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Fear of what?


Everyone knows it's contagious. :O
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« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2007, 01:36:11 PM »
Well what would you expect from people living under such a represive government? I mean lets get real, they kill your kids if you have the wrong kind. Every aspect of your life is completely controlled and you have pretty much no freedom.

Imagine going decades without any joy in life then you hookup to the internet.. why stop, at least you can die with a smile on your face.

IMHO the problem is not the internet.

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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2007, 01:37:37 PM »
Your probably right.. all it takes is one bite, and then watermelon would really hit the fan.  I've never seen a zombie killed with a keyboard so they probably did the smart thing by running.

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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2007, 01:41:18 PM »
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Well what would you expect from people living under such a represive government? I mean lets get real, they kill your kids if you have the wrong kind. Every aspect of your life is completely controlled and you have pretty much no freedom.

Imagine going decades without any joy in life then you hookup to the internet.. why stop, at least you can die with a smile on your face.

IMHO the problem is not the internet.

Later,
KayBay
What a stupid explanation. So I guess all of those folks in South Korea dieing is a direct result of repressive government. Let's invade and give them freedom! ....oh wait.....thats already done.
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« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2007, 01:42:31 PM »
This just in. He was playing AH with two accounts at the same time and Ho'ed himself with 262's. The 640 point loss was just too much.
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« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2007, 01:50:52 PM »
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Well what would you expect from people living under such a represive government?

IMHO the problem is not the internet.

Later,
KayBay



I don't expect them to die from a 72 hour gaming binge while declaring
 "That'll show those commie repressive government types."
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« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2007, 01:54:24 PM »
I recall reading of similar examples of people dying for gaming binges...loaded up on caffeine, junk food...even not using the bathroom...til their ticker gives out.  

I also remember reading there was a Warcraft (or Everquest?) player so depressed over loosing his character, he killed himself.  Or maybe it was that his player account was hacked and he lost a lot of earnings?  Cant recall...thought the kids Mom started some OnLine Gaming support group?
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« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2007, 01:58:42 PM »
Well, anyone know if he was playing AH????? :confused: :O :O :noid
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« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2007, 02:13:24 PM »
I bet he died from coach class syndrome.  If sitting still on an 8-hour flight can screw up your circulatory system, can you imagine what sitting for 72 hours can do?
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« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2007, 02:17:09 PM »
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Associated Press
BEIJING (Sept. 17) - A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge , state media said Monday.

The 30-year-old man fainted at a cybercafe in the city of Guangzhou on Saturday afternoon after he had been playing games online for three days, the Beijing News reported.

I wonder what he was playing :noid


He was probably waiting for h2h to reappear... poor guy.

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