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Lord Arakkis
Knights of Illusion SquarePig Transport Empire
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Posted - 2012.07.20 23:08:00 -
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Dalmont Delantee wrote:Back in Uni I did a 72 hour gaming session without sleep or food (poor student) and just water from the taps in the uni computer rooms sink. I then went back to my room and packed my stuff for my father to pick me up for the summer.
I didn't die (I didn't finish my degree but thats another story) and was probably awake 4 days total. I did however have things crawling at the edge of my vision.
This was the day of MUD's so I had to think the whole 72 hours too, not press lmb over and over and maybe rmb and 1, 2, 3
Well Ive been sleep deprived before to the point where I heard things like dogs barking under my bed and water droplets coming from my ceiling. Thing is, I had enough sense to know this was a result of me averaging 2 hrs of sleep per night while working crazy hours.
I knew I needed to get good rest and did so. That idiot didnt pay attention to what his body was telling him and paid the ultimate price for it. Its sad but I cant really feel sorry for him
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LilRemmy
Synaptic Void
THORN Alliance
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Posted - 2012.07.20 23:32:00 -
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Sweatshop workers die every day... |
Johan Civire
Dirty Curse inc.
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Posted - 2012.07.21 01:04:00 -
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WTF Is diablo 3? Its wow 2D now. No its not diablo its a ripoff blizzard fail at making diablo like diablo 1 and 2 but thats not the case here.
If my son got the same problem i just trou his pc out of the window and smash all his games so he will learn to respect real life. You need to balance your hobby not overcome it. |
Proletariat Tingtango
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.21 01:19:00 -
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Look guys, if you don't space your poopsocking eve, dota 2, and minecraft sessions with at least a few hours of socializing, or at least putting on your ipod and headbanging the **** out to some obscure folk-power-death-metal band and techno music from the 90s, well I just don't know what to tell you, expect something similar to happen to you.
Remember kids: poopsocking is dangerous. |
Gorinia Sanford
Sons of Russ
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Posted - 2012.07.21 01:33:00 -
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Doc Severide wrote:http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/taiwanese-teen-dies-40-hour-diablo-iii-marathon-190451985.html
Idiot...
Can I have his stuff???
What did he drop? |
ReptilesBlade
Old Spice Syndicate
Sailors of the Sacred Spice
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Posted - 2012.07.21 04:36:00 -
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I feel sorry for this kid. |
Mina Sebiestar
Mactabilis Simplex Cursus
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Posted - 2012.07.21 04:51:00 -
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Man we are dropin like flies
*attach second infusion line |
Elaine Sedai
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2012.07.21 06:47:00 -
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Wonder what game gets blamed for the colorado **** |
Vanria Vexed
Posiden Industrial
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Posted - 2012.07.21 08:03:00 -
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So... how many have died from EVE marathons? |
neo smith
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.21 09:21:00 -
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leviticus ander wrote:Shameless Avenger wrote:Afaik ~ "A human body can survive 8-14 days without water depending on the person and how fast sweat, urine, and tears"
3 days without water, give or take 12 hours depending on how they have previously treated themselves. 7 days is average for no food, but if done properly, you can survive up to 2 weeks with next to no nourishment.
i think in genral its the rule of 3
3 mins no air
3 days no water
3 weeks no food
= death .
tho not in all cases as people have gone longer |
Maddy Joringer
United Society of Xziles
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Posted - 2012.07.21 11:02:00 -
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Think this thread proves the fact that 50% of the folks here are complete m0r0ns who will even make fun of a dead 18 year old kid..
R.I.P ....at least i would imagine he died enjoying a game .. HE died doing what he does best ..
If Empathy makes one look weak, the id rather be weak.... |
Sabrina Solette
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.21 12:02:00 -
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Shameless Avenger wrote:Afaik ~ "A human body can survive 8-14 days without water depending on the person and how fast sweat, urine, and tears"
Lack of water wasn't it. Food wasn't it either, you can be a lot more days without food. Not moving for 40 hours? Come on! If you haven't stay in bed longer than that during hangover-recovery, you haven't party hard enough.
And no I don't think it was the tears. Had he been playing EVE, maybe... but he wasn't so, no.
Not everyone is the same.
I used to go to all weekend parties, didn't sleep during them. Also used to play MMOs sessions lasting over 2 days. Could not do either of those things these days. Longest gaming sessions for me these days are around 20 hours partly because MMOs don't have the same pull they used to have and partly because I've got a bit older.
But playing MMOs whilst you're very tired because you're addicted to them must put extra strain on the body (the addiction part is usually what's next or I'll just do this or I really want that item to drop) . So although the 40 hours is unlikely to be the cause of the death it more than likely was a contributing factor. |
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ISD TYPE40
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
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Posted - 2012.07.21 12:08:00 -
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Topic "Gamer drops dead playing Diablo III for 40 Hours", moved to correct section of the forums - ISD Type40.
ISD Type40
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jason hill
The Riot Formation
Executive Outcomes
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Posted - 2012.07.21 15:30:00 -
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ahhhh bless ! it`s probably what he would have wanted ! |
Nerf Burger
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.07.21 17:26:00 -
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I've heard of this before. People somehow become oblivious to self-preservation and die. It must occur in the combination of lack of sleep, otherwise its hard to imagine how you could forget to drink and eat, but it happens. |
Lord Arakkis
Knights of Illusion SquarePig Transport Empire
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Posted - 2012.07.21 22:10:00 -
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Dalmont Delantee wrote:Lord Arakkis wrote:Was there any point in that retards mind where he thought to himself "man, my stomach is really folding in on itself, I gotta take a dookie and Im thirsty as all hell"?
Is it insensitive to want to dig him up, then slap the hell out of him? Not at all. I think this should be done to all darwin awards failures
Ok, just as long as I wasnt the only one thinking this
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Lord Arakkis
Knights of Illusion SquarePig Transport Empire
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Posted - 2012.07.21 22:11:00 -
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Maddy Joringer wrote:Think this thread proves the fact that 50% of the folks here are complete m0r0ns who will even make fun of a dead 18 year old kid..
R.I.P ....at least i would imagine he died enjoying a game .. HE died doing what he does best ..
If Empathy makes one look weak, the id rather be weak....
I save my empathy for the deserving. I.E. people in situations that they had little to no control of. I wont feel bad for a grown man who s**t his pants just as much as I wont for one who doesnt have the common sense to make a sandwich.
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Andre Hilitari
Karma Incorporated.
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Posted - 2012.07.22 12:30:00 -
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Lord Arakkis wrote:Maddy Joringer wrote:Think this thread proves the fact that 50% of the folks here are complete m0r0ns who will even make fun of a dead 18 year old kid..
R.I.P ....at least i would imagine he died enjoying a game .. HE died doing what he does best ..
If Empathy makes one look weak, the id rather be weak.... I save my empathy for the deserving. I.E. people in situations that they had little to no control of. I wont feel bad for a grown man who s**t his pants just as much as I wont for one who doesnt have the common sense to make a sandwich.
You don't actually know what empathy is do you, it's okay, we understand and can feel compassion for you.
Empathy does not require a value judgement for us to at least try and understand another human being, it neither condones of glorifies that person.
As said previously the most likely cause of death was DVT, this does not take 40 hours to develop, otherwise the Airlines would not have to put measures in place to alleviate the problem.
It just so happens that in this case the person was playing a computer game when they developed the problem, that does not make them any less worthy of our compassion or sympathy.
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