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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 09:59 AM
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Man dies after 49 hours of computer games
Man dies after 49 hours of computer games

August 10, 2005

SEOUL, South Korea --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.

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Computer games are enormously popular in South Korea, home to professional gamers who earn big money through sponsorships and television stations devoted to broadcasting matches

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Goldom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 10:01 AM
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1. Now who's gonna get blamed here?
The idiot who doesn't sleep for 50 hours?
The cafe who didn't throw him out after 50 hours?

NAaahh, give it a day, somehow it will all be Starcraft's fault!
(Which, ps, is in no way a "battle simulation game".)
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unblock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 10:18 AM
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2. when you die in starcraft, you die in real life?
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 10:19 AM
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3. My word. That is some serious game addiction.
I can't believe he died from exhaustion. I guess he didn't drink many liquids either.
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Dora Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 10:24 AM
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4. Poor choice of words, but apropos:
Put down the joystick and get a life.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 10:26 AM
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5. No that is a hard-core gammer... too hard-core though
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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 02:39 PM
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6. kick
:evilgrin:
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