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[meat.eater]

Man dies after 50 hours of computer games

South Korean left seat in Internet cafe only to use toilet, take brief naps
Updated: 6:43 p.m. ET Aug. 9, 2005

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said on Tuesday.

The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing online battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.

Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play online games on Aug. 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said.

"We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.

Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe.

After he failed to return home, Lee's mother asked his former colleagues to find him. When they reached the cafe, Lee said he would finish the game and then go home, the paper reported.

He died a few minutes later, it said.

South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry.

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Oh no. Oh dear. Oh me, oh my. How is dirka not dead?

[apollo7]

I read that earlier! I wonder what game he was playing...I wanna try it out...

[meat.eater]

It was Serge. Thats why we havent seen him around. :'(

[HorNeT]

:eek:

[X-Takhisis]

Holly shit, that is insane. But an awsome way to go :)

[Tama Drummer]

I'd probably get extremely bored after 5 hours of games.
How could he possibly last 50 hours without purposely killing himself?

This should be added to that suicide page or whatever (you know... it has all those ways to kill yourself).

[meat.eater]

I dont think you can purposly make yourself have heart failure, however.

[HorNeT]

umm i wouldn't say that..i dont think dieing (<-how u spell that?) from playing a video game is a good way to go...how could u play that long and just let urself die? :eek:

[Tama Drummer]

I dont think you can purposly make yourself have heart failure, however.

But you can starve to death like that guy that died cause he didn't want to leave his computer.

Wasn't that why he died?
Someone posted it here before.

[HorNeT]

I dont think you can purposly make yourself have heart failure, however.

you can do anything w/ a little help from the drug fairy and if you beleive in yourself :p

[meat.eater]

"heart failure from exhaustion".

'Dying' is how its spelled.

EDIT: @ Hornet: you are sooo wrong about that.

[HorNeT]

what do u mean i am wrong?...ppl have heart failures too often from drug overdose

i just put it in a jokin kind of way

[meat.eater]

I know it was a joke.

Im just saying, dont get all high on acid and jump infront of a subway. One person i know doing that is enough.

[apollo7]

What about getting high on acid and then playing TAO?

[HorNeT]

haha...that would b interesting

[meat.eater]

What about getting high on acid and then playing TAO?

Lol, then you'd be playing with 1 unit and expecting to beat everyone.

[ko71991]

Wow... :confused:
Well thats another way to die.

[meat.eater]

Yes, yes it is, captain obvious.

[ko71991]

You know, I never got why people keep calling me that, I mean thats not my name...

[HorNeT]

haha *hands award to ko* congratulations u just passed the second grade!..jk ko

[apollo7]

Lol, then you'd be playing with 1 unit and expecting to beat everyone.

I bet you I could pull a hat trick on someone :bigsmile:
Even if I ended up playing another person with one unit ;)

[Hzarz_Kar]

Holly shit, that is insane. But an awsome way to go :)

*scratches head*

Actually, it sounds like a pretty pathetic way to go if you ask me. :confused:

Must be one heck of an addictive game though!

[Hatchet Warrior]

What about getting high on acid and then playing TAO?
I've done it, not that bad of an idea.

[Spawn Dragon]

Wow, died at the age of 28, he must have being a geek because you don't see many men playing a MMORPG at the age of 28, and he quited his job for it?, wow, did the news say the name of the game?, is sounds fun.....:eek:......so i can die too? forget it....anyways he was a geek.

PS: May his soul rest in peace.

[ko71991]

*scratches head*

Actually, it sounds like a pretty pathetic way to go if you ask me. :confused:

Must be one heck of an addictive game though!
I know, I mean damn.

If I want to go I'd wanna go moving at least my whole arm...

[Spawn Dragon]

I'd be funny if his family sues the game corp.

[22woger22]

Wow, died at the age of 28, he must have being a geek because you don't see many men playing a MMORPG at the age of 28, and he quited his job for it?, wow, did the news say the name of the game?, is sounds fun.....:eek:......so i can die too? forget it....anyways he was a geek.
At least he wasn't a 7 year old who calls people geeks just because they play computer games at 28. Many people still play games at the age of 50.

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[Spawn Dragon]

First of all i'm 14, second of all i call em geeks as i read em, third he problebly got dumped by his wife, gatta pay child sopport, feels lonely, got nothing to live for, plaid video games because of his boring life, only had video games there for him.

[22woger22]

Geeks!
Okay, I'm very sorry, I am wrong. You are actually a 5 year old kid. Sorry for the confusion.

-22-

[apollo7]

I've done it, not that bad of an idea.

I wasn't on acid, but I sure was high :bigsmile:

[Hatchet Warrior]

I was on 4 hits of acid and just got done smoking 4 bowls of dro.

[Spawn Dragon]

What would you call him 22?

[22woger22]

What would you cool him 22?
I would cool your ass.

That made no sense, right? Well, neither did your post.

-22-

[Spawn Dragon]

I meant to say call him, maybe i'm so tired and need sleep right now that i don't even know what i'm typing....... peace ppl...gatta sleep.

[22woger22]

I meant to say call him, maybe i'm so tired and need sleep right now that i don't even know what i'm typing....... peace ppl...gatta sleep.
Well, I would call him unfortunate. It's not his fault he likes computer games, it's like saying no to beer! :wink2:

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[HorNeT]

yea i told myself i was gonna go to bed a one its three here and well its addicting....

[ko71991]

I would cool your ass.

That made no sense, right? Well, neither did your post.

-22-
Spawn - 0
Woger - 0 As well.
What? Oh FINE! Woger - 1. :dry:

[22woger22]

What? Oh FINE! Woger - 1. :dry:
Darn right!

Woger: 2
Ko: -1

:cool:
Fine, i'll do a ko, and say ko: 1.
-22-

[ko71991]

Darn right!

Woger: 2
Ko: -1

:cool:
Fine, i'll do a ko, and say ko: 1.
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Oh there's a way to pull a ko NOW?

You bastard. 'Nuff said. :cool: