Man dies after 49 Hours of Computer Games

[sintax]

Man Dies After 49 Hours of Computer Games


Wednesday August 10, 2005 1:16 PM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A 28-year-old South Korean man died of exhaustion in an Internet cafe after playing computer games non-stop for 49 hours, South Korean police said Wednesday.

Lee, a resident in the southern city of Taegu who was identified only by his last name, collapsed Friday after having eaten minimally and not sleeping, refusing to leave his keyboard while he played the battle simulation game Starcraft.

Lee was quickly moved to a hospital but died after a few hours, due to what doctors are presuming was a heart attack, police said.

Lee had been fired from his job last month because he kept missing work to play computer games, police said.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5202090,00.html

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. That's unreal!

[IrateCitizen]

2. For playing Starcraft? I could understand Civ3, but Starcraft? (nt)

[Goldmund]

3. LOL

I've played Civ for 49 hours before, I'm sure.

[WI_DEM]

4. as they say, everything should be in moderation

but it sounds like the guy had some kind of mental illness.

[redsoxliberal]

5. hahahahahaha

[Deja Q]

6. And I thought only Americans played video games...

I mean, that's why our jobs are offshored, right? :eyes:

Even I know when to say when. And originally that was after 13 hours straight. (now it's 30 minutes and my hands and fingers get too ice cold...)

[KamaAina]

7. Game over.

Best. Epitaph. Ever.

Wonder how it would come out in the Korean Hangeul alphabet?

[kick-ass-bob]

8. kick

:evilgrin: