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by **HockeyTownUS** » Sun, 13 Oct 2002 06:37:37

BC3K AD!

> > First off, never believe everything you read or hear.

> > Second, these two sentences are quite different--

> > "A South Korean man died after a marathon session playing computer
games."

> > "A South Korean man died because of a marathon session playing computer
> > games."

> > Since the statement that you reported was the first one, then I'm not
> > greatly surprised. When you die, you had to have been doing something
> > before your demise. This guy just happened to be playing computer
games.

> > That is no different than--

> > "I young Turk dies after drinking a cup of coffee."

> > For some reason, most might assume that because one event follows the
> other
> > that there must be a cause-effect relationship. Obviously, this is not
> > always the case.

> > :)

> I suppose doing anything non-stop for 86 hours without food or sleep will
> kill you... I wonder what game he was playing though.

> Ice D

by **HockeyTownUS** » Sun, 13 Oct 2002 06:40:15

Hey I've done a 17 hour marathon of game playing before! Got up at 6am,
played Op Flashpoint until almost midnight that night... whew I felt dizzy
then. Well, I guess I did stop for a few two minute potty breaks, and to
grab a bite to eat here and there. But probably only 30 minutes of total
down time!

> For a less sensationalistic version of this story, check
> http://www.avault.com/news/displaynews.asp?story=3102000-134215 . It
states that the
> man played for 17 hours, not 86 hours non-stop. Still a heck of a lot, but
now within
> human tolerance. Interestingly enough, when I tried to check that story's
quoted
> source (the South China Morning Times newspaper - http://www.scmp.com/) I
couldn't
> find any reference to it in their archives. Hmmmm...

> ...Klinn

> > > First off, never believe everything you read or hear.

> > > :)

> > I suppose doing anything non-stop for 86 hours without food or sleep
will
> > kill you... I wonder what game he was playing though.

> > Ice D

by **GTX_SlotCa** » Sun, 13 Oct 2002 12:09:28

I good lesson here. Remember to take potty breaks. I wonder if he died
before or after he used the toilet.

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by **john** » Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:57:35

is tennesse near texas ??

maybe that's right then

> There was only one Junior running for President in 2000 and he is from
> Tennessee.

> > this has to be the dumbest thing in year 2002
> > (other than george bush jr )

> > A South Korean man died after a marathon session playing computer games.

> > The unemployed man was discovered in the toilets of an Internet caf in
> > Kwangju, 160 miles south-west of Seoul.

> > According to Ananova, he collapsed and died after playing computer games
for
> > 86 hours non-stop without food or sleep.

by **john** » Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:59:33

more like he was playing
" no one lives forever "

> Maybe he was trying to shave .01 off his Monza time.

> > this has to be the dumbest thing in year 2002
> > (other than george bush jr )

> > A South Korean man died after a marathon session playing computer games.

> > The unemployed man was discovered in the toilets of an Internet caf in
> > Kwangju, 160 miles south-west of Seoul.

> > According to Ananova, he collapsed and died after playing computer games
> for
> > 86 hours non-stop without food or sleep.

by **Chuck C** » Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:07:38

Very good, John.

Chuck

--
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
Benjamin Franklin

by **Don Burnett** » Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:20:28

>> more like he was playing
>> " no one lives forever "

> Very good, John.

> Chuck

Actually, this very same thing was reported several months or possibly even a year ago, beginning to wonder if it is an urban legend...

Don Burnette

by **HockeyTownUS** » Tue, 15 Oct 2002 19:46:24

Yeah, well, they also don't go into details about his health history either.
Who knows, he probably had some other sort of ailment as well, but sounds
more interesting by saying "Man dies after playing computer games". I've
heard of people kicking off during sex. It wasn't the sex per se that killed
them but the strenuos activity that he/she wasn't allowed due to some other
ailment... who knows. It's a very rare occurrence anyhow.

>> more like he was playing
>> " no one lives forever "

> Very good, John.

> Chuck

Actually, this very same thing was reported several months or possibly even
a year ago, beginning to wonder if it is an urban legend...

Don Burnette

by **Phoenix Knig** » Tue, 15 Oct 2002 23:45:00

> According to Ananova, he collapsed and died after playing computer games for
> 86 hours non-stop without food or sleep.

Sounds like a Windows XP user!

Stupid Koreans. They're a cruel race anyway. ;-) <g>

by J » Wed, 16 Oct 2002 10:36:59

No, GPL 2 beta tester.

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by **Eldre** » Thu, 17 Oct 2002 01:37:27

>Maybe now Papy will finally see the need for a save game feature in NR2003.
>lol

Hell, if some clumsy lady can sue McDonald's(and WIN!) because she spilled
coffee on herself, when will we have a successful suit because someone died
from playing video/computer games...? :-(

Eldred
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by **Orio** » Fri, 18 Oct 2002 03:17:21

Only 86 hrs? God, what a ***!
;)
Orion

by **Orio** » Fri, 18 Oct 2002 03:17:29

re: "Jeeze, where's the important info?"

BWAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahha!
Thanks for the yuk! I needed that!
Orion

> >this has to be the dumbest thing in year 2002
> >(other than george bush jr )

> >A South Korean man died after a marathon session playing computer games.

> >The unemployed man was discovered in the toilets of an Internet caf in
> >Kwangju, 160 miles south-west of Seoul.

> >According to Ananova, he collapsed and died after playing computer games
for
> >86 hours non-stop without food or sleep.

> Jeeze, where's the important info? What game? What graphics card?
> What resolution? Was he using a Thrustmaster Cougar? Was he using
> beta drivers? Windows or Linux? Was Derek Smart involved?

> The quality of posts really needs to improve around here... (Though
> I'm sure it would be better if Carvelle and Clinton were involved -
> maybe we need a govt. program? - ***wit )

by **Tony Van Caute** » Sat, 19 Oct 2002 19:10:16

explanation would be simple:

some people don't know hot coffee is .. hot

so, they should have a message on your computer game:
'remember to sleep and eet once in a while'

some people should have this printed on their head I guess

> this has to be the dumbest thing in year 2002
> (other than george bush jr )

> A South Korean man died after a marathon session playing computer games.

> The unemployed man was discovered in the toilets of an Internet caf in
> Kwangju, 160 miles south-west of Seoul.

> According to Ananova, he collapsed and died after playing computer games for
> 86 hours non-stop without food or sleep.

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