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Man Dies After 50-hour Gaming Marathon
Orbital writes "CNN is reporting that a South Korean man has collapsed and died of heart failure just minutes after wrapping up a 50-hour gaming marathon during which he only took short breaks to go to the bathroom or a quick nap on a makeshift bed." From the article: "Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe. After he failed to return home, Lee's mother asked his former colleagues to find him. When they reached the cafe, Lee said he would finish the game and then go home, the paper reported."
The average IQ of human population suddenly increased.
Now I understand why the rampant violence and cursing in San Andreas wasn't a problem but unlockable low-rez simulated dry-humping was such a huge deal!
Before I just thought it was uninformed rank lunacy on the part of anti-game zealots and uninformed hypocritcal pandering on the part of politicians but now I see they were just trying to protect us from dying like drug-addicted rats in a cage...
It was his own fault. He should have taken up a safe form of entertainment such as football, boxing, horse racing, fishing, or skydiving. No one ever dies doing those things.
Too much Hot Coffee.
"Who are in control, they are not in control of anything - they don't even control themselves!" - Glen Beck
Obviously, since he perished after quiting the game, it was the "lack" of gaming that killed him. Let that be a lesson to you parents. When your kid says "5 more minutes Mom!", that might be the only thing keeping them alive.
I just figured it was a dupe.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
Has he respawned yet?
MC
/. finds me to be 20% Troll, 80% Funny
I suppose it's for the best, though. How long until it KILLS AGAIN!!?!
"-1 Troll" is the apparently the same as "-1 I disagree with you."
Can we please start the litmus test that requires HUMOR to be a part of getting mod points?
No.
*goes back to abusing the mod system..*
*Overrated*
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OOh, something anti-linux.. *Offtopic*
Hmm.. *sticks tongue out*... *Redundant*
muahahahhahhaha!
I thought that only old people died from gaming in South Korea?
One man's Funny is another man's Offtopic.
"I told you I was hardcore."
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"Open source is good." - Steve Jobs
"Open source is evil." - Microsoft
That, ladies and gentleman, is a REAL HARDCORE GAMER. Not like you pansy gamers out there. He played games so hard that HE BEAT LIFE and moved onto the next level.
RIP man
That we really kick ass at designing games.
Intrestingly enough, some people seem to prefer game play over graph--
OMFG LOOK AT TEH SHINEY...
Sorry, what were we talking about?
"So boss, is there anyone that's been here more than 12 hours?"
"Hmm...I don't know...we all look alike to me."