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Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the natural-selection dept.

snuffin writes to tell us that a local radio competition to "hold your wee for a Wii" has ended with a Sacramento woman dead from water poisoning. From the article: "An Associated Press interview with another contestant, named James Ybarra, claimed that contestants were initially given eight ounce bottles of water to drink every fifteen minutes, with larger bottles being used once contestants began to drop out. According to Ybarra, 'They told us if you don't feel like you can do this, don't put your health at risk.' He described the victim as 'a nice lady' and that 'she was telling me about her family and her three kids and how she was doing it for her kids.'"

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  1. In Soviet Russia ... by 140Mandak262Jamuna · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... the government kills the competition.

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    sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
  2. DHMO Danger by Tx · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Well, it's not like we weren't warned about Dihydrogen Monoxide! Who knew, the stuff actually can kill you after all.

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    Oh no... it's the future.
  3. DHMO strikes again! by noidentity · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If only they had read DHMO Research Division's Facts About Dihydrogen Monoxide, they would have known the dangers posed by this unrestricted substance. Ban DHMO now!

  4. DHM strikes again by Potent · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Deadly dihydrogen monoxide claims another victim!

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    Out of order? Fuck! Even in the future nothing works! - Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) "Spaceballs"
  5. Re:Killed?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "water poisoning isn't that well known."

    In the UK, we call it "killed by ecstasy"

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Betts