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Taiwan teen dies after gaming for 40 hours
from theaustralian.com.au ........... A TAIWAN teenager has collapsed and died at an internet cafe after playing Diablo 3, a popular online video game, for 40 consecutive hours, local media say.
The 18-year-old identified by only his surname, Chuang, booked a private room at the cafe in Tainan, southern Taiwan, around noon on July 13 and played for nearly two days without eating, the United Daily News broadsheet reported on Tuesday. On the morning of July 15, an attendant entered the room and found Chuang resting on a table. After the attendant woke him, he stood, took a few steps and then collapsed, the report said. He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a local hospital. Police were investigating the cause of death and an autopsy was being carried out, the newspaper reported. They speculated that long hours in a sedentary position created cardiovascular problems for Chuang, the report said. The deceased had been playing the latest installment of the role-playing game developed by US-based Activision Blizzard Inc. This is the second death in Taiwan from playing video games this year. In February, a man in New Taipei was found dead, slumped in a chair facing a computer with his arms still reaching out for the keyboard after playing for 23 hours. The cause of death was reported as cardiac arrest.
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sorry, road the bus over u
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what a wuss. remember in the early days of 2k3 playing for 60 hrs
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Shock n00b
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No doubt. Sure, if you play 72+ hours straight without eating, dying is somewhat expected. But 40 is just wimping out early.
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Just nature culling the weak. Nothing to see here. Move along.
I have one word for these people: MODERATION! Now if only I had some.
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behind you with a NERF axe
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Eep!
1) Now that's dedication.
2) He did this at an internet cafe? I didn't know they were open that long. Last edited by evilgrins; 07-21-2012 at 04:08 PM. Reason: typo |
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same as he ever was
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The devil made him do it.
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