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| Man dies after 50 hours of computer games! |
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| bhaloo |
| 08/10/05 at 08:03:56 |
| [slm] Man dies after 50 hours of computer games South Korean left seat in Internet cafe only to use toilet, take brief naps Reuters 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. Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. © 2005 MSNBC.com URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8888579/ |
| Re: Man dies after 50 hours of computer games! |
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| WhatDFish |
| 08/11/05 at 04:59:52 |
| How does this fit into the Ummah Community Centre? |
| Re: Man dies after 50 hours of computer games! |
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| jannah |
| 08/11/05 at 10:00:36 |
| I think he's trying to tell us to stop playing our video games ;) or to never try reading posts in the madina for over 50 hours!! |
| Re: Man dies after 50 hours of computer games! |
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| bhaloo |
| 08/12/05 at 00:00:47 |
| [slm] Seriously people, we all need to get a little bit of exercise now and then. There are some role playing game addicts and chatting addicts, and other computer/video game addicts. Guys, get up and get some exercise!!! |
| Re: Man dies after 50 hours of computer games! |
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| theOriginal |
| 08/12/05 at 03:50:43 |
| [slm] I know it's time to be concerned when my internet "breaks" begin to overlap. Wasalaam. |
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