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Taiwanese teenager dies after playing too much Diablo IIIDVDBack23 @ Jul 19, 2012 01:16 | 14 comments
18 year-old Chuang had booked a private room at noon on July 13th, and collapsed on the morning of the 15th, after having not eaten during the entire time he was playing.
Before collapsing, an attendant found Chaung napping on his table. After she woke him, he got up, stood briefly and then fainted.
Chaung passed away after reaching the hospital.
While the cause of death is still unknown, the prolonged hours in a sedentary position, combined with no food, almost certainly led to cardiovascular problems.
Earlier this year, another young adult died in a similar fashion after playing 23 hours straight. |
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Comment by: JST1946 (Jul 19, 2012 02:13) I don't guess he will try that again anytime soon.
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Comment by: plutonash (Jul 19, 2012 02:15) What I don't understand is how someone can play a game after two straight hours? I mean I consider 3-4 heavy hardcore gaming. But I don't understand why you couldn't at least take a break for food or to go to the bathroom or something.
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Comment by: embo22000 (Jul 19, 2012 11:35) I've played for a whole day but i have certanly eaten at least 3 meals gone to the bathroom a bunch of times taken ceveral breaks so yeah how the hell can someone sit for over 5 hours and just hold it and starve just to play a game? |
Comment by: Ripper (Jul 19, 2012 13:11) A real loss to humanity.
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Comment by: Anonymous User (Jul 19, 2012 13:35) Embo22000, i agree :S... and the real sad thing is that this gives a bad image to gamers, it was on some old people's radio station and they were criticizing gamers. Now that really annoys me, now, let me carry on playing games for another 23 hours, excuse me guys... >.> |
Comment by: djkorn (Jul 19, 2012 14:41) im with some of the people here who play a lot of games. I work a great job and function outside the realm of the video games. I have all the normal things, but my weekends are spent grinding on a MMO or playing consoles, but i always make sure to eat, sleep, take a break and use the bathroom.
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Comment by: Mr_Bill06 (Jul 19, 2012 16:33) Dumb people die all the time, and well here is another example. I mean how the hell did he not feel the need to urinate, eat, or drink? I think the death is going to be a blood clot that formed from sitting 40+ hours in one position when he got up that was it. Even if he got up every few hours to urinate, or get a drink would have probably saved his life.
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Comment by: Mysttic (Jul 19, 2012 18:08) I think what bugs me here is no one thought to check on him before that. I mean we talking a private room at a public cafe here, not a hotel. You would think there should be some onus of responsibility towards the owners. |
Comment by: scorpNZ (Jul 20, 2012 00:36) Originally posted by Ripper: lol
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Comment by: JST1946 (Jul 20, 2012 02:49) I'm still pissed off about Happy Feet.Who cares about him.
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Comment by: xboxd00d (Jul 20, 2012 11:18) What a tool, I agree with Mr_Bill06, dumb people die for dumb reasons, little things like this, in my opinion, r just cleansing the gene pool!
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Comment by: Mysttic (Jul 20, 2012 12:24) Quote: Not fast enough. |
Comment by: Ripper (Jul 20, 2012 12:48) Originally posted by Mysttic: This is my main problem with it as well but I disagree with your comment that there is responsibility on the owner's part - in a duty of care sense. If he was under 18 I would agree, but this is an "adult" who is responsible for his own life so if he wants to sit around for 40 hours slowing taking it then by all means go ahead.
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Comment by: LordRuss (Jul 20, 2012 15:55) What the hell... I'm just glad humanity has found another way of dealing with natural selection.
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