Airwalker Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/15/too-high-a-price-for-a-wii/ It's a rather sad story no? A woman died of water intoxication while trying to score a Wii for her kids in a radio contest. I think that on top of any lawsuit, the Radio Station should give her family a Wii as a symbolic gesture. It's a silly thing to give your life for, but that's what she ended up doing--it would be sad to see one of her last wishes not held up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 You know what makes that more sad? Stupid shit like this always goes down in central California, and this just makes us look worse. For the record, the only real central californian station anyone should listen to, is 98.5. The rest do these stupid contests all the fucking time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsuta Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 That really, really sucks. Really retarded contest btw. I'm a bit disappointed that the article didn't focus a bit more on the radio station and whether or not they've done contests like this in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamelore Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 You know what makes that more sad? Stupid shit like this always goes down in central California, and this just makes us look worse.For the record, the only real central californian station anyone should listen to, is 98.5. The rest do these stupid contests all the fucking time. 107.9.... ugh. Apparently, the stupidity runs deeper than their choice of music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Indeed, my friend, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninja-san Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 How could the radio station even hold this contest without knowing the consequences? People will do anything especially in this case. The woman also could have avoided it but it's a chance of making her kids happy. All in all the story is extremely depressing and will probably be in the news for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neonlare Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Damn it, after nearly a year of lurking, I'm forced to come back into activity. You can't get toxicated by your urine because it's sterile, and surely she'd wash her hands none-the-less, sounds like a hoax to me. [EDIT] Wait, ignore that, I read it wrong. Silly woman. (Goes back into hiding) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airwalker Posted January 15, 2007 Author Share Posted January 15, 2007 Damn it, after nearly a year of lurking, I'm forced to come back into activity.You can't get toxicated by your urine because it's sterile, and surely she'd wash her hands none-the-less, sounds like a hoax to me. Huh? You mean her condition? It's called Water Intoxication. It's much more common in athletes who drink too much water and sweat too much. She diluted the sodium in her body too much and so her internal organs started to swell. It's a really nasty way to die, and very serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arek the Absolute Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Damn it, after nearly a year of lurking, I'm forced to come back into activity.You can't get toxicated by your urine because it's sterile, and surely she'd wash her hands none-the-less, sounds like a hoax to me. [EDIT] Wait, ignore that, I read it wrong. Silly woman. (Goes back into hiding) Ahah, you do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vagrance Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Its really sad the extremeties people will go to for video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petara Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 An unnecessary, painful death caused by on overdose water... That just sucks. So, video game consoles apparently have the ability to make people murder their infant child (the xbox incident) and commit suicide. Soon, fanboys will, literally, be at each other's throats in what will soon be the real Console War. Stay tuned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revion Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 It's not good that someone would put another person in a position in which they could get water poisoning, but at the same time, one needs to take care of themselves and make sure it doesn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Attack Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Although this is a very unfortunate circumstance for the woman and her family, I am somewhat glad that most places covering this story aren't treating it like the situation where the young boy electrocuted himself. In both circumstances the gaming system had little responsibility for the outcome, so it's nice to see it's not getting the blame this time. Very tragic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Less Ashamed Of Self Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I heard a similar story one time about an intoxicated teen... she was unable to realize JUST how much water she had drunken... Anyway... yeah... definitely wins the most-humourous-and-exciting-thread-title-followed-by-the-most-depressing-content award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Already mentioned in the Wii thread. I know, because I put it there myself last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire in the Hole Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Already mentioned in the Wii thread. I know, because I put it there myself last week. It deserves its own thread because it has far broader implications than "zomglol she wanted a wee really bad" kk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 No! Only I Can Post This Story! I Brought It To You! Only Me! EDIT: WTF? No all caps? God damn it. There goes my entire "yelling real loud to show sarcastic tone" post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire in the Hole Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 No! Only I Can Post This Story! I Brought It To You! Only Me!EDIT: WTF? No all caps? God damn it. There goes my entire "yelling real loud to show sarcastic tone" post. it's pretty obvious anyway imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Author Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Another dihydrogen monoxide related death, when will people learn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire in the Hole Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Another dihydrogen monoxide related death, when will people learn? Hopefully as soon as they learn to stop breathing such large quantities of N2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 You know that stuff corrodes metals, right? Think what it must do to your stomach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Seen this kind of thing happen before. Hopefully people will learn something about the dangers of overconsumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Anything taken in large enough amounts can kill you. But no one has ever heard of someone dying from drinking lots of water. I'm not surprised that people see this incident as strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkeSword Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Actually, I have. Something like this happened a few months ago. It was part of some fraternity initiation; they made this guy drink tons and tons of water to see how much he could drink, and he ended up dying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xelebes Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Sorry about editing the thread title.... stupid mod powers.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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