Posted on 08/09/2005 9:47:33 AM PDT by Mike Bates
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 on-line 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 on-line games on August 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.
Glad to see he had his priorities straight.
At least he died doing what he loved, apparently.
This is MY personal preferred method of execution.
This one just screams for the full-bore JD treatment.
I still prefer the method from Monty Python's Meaning of Life.
EA Sports - Filibuster... It's In The GAME!
...and died as a result...sounds like that plan didn't work out too well
darwin award nominee!
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My father had a friend who was playing blackjack at Vegas. He was up $150,000, and had been playing 36 hours straight. His daughter finally got him to go lay down in his room for awhile. He never woke up.
Becky
At least he won't miss the loss of income.
Did he win?
On our castlevania game Gameover looks like Camcover.
If it was N. Korea they'd a killed him in the first minutes for even owning the game, ate his dog and sold the game to buy reactor parts.
That was precisely my thought. My son is addicted to Everquest. It cost him $4200 in annual scholarships and caused him to flunk out of college after 3 semesters.
To whom do I address my request for permission to use the Evercrack image?
Oh hell, I have no idea. I just stole it. < |:)~
That's what I was hoping you would say. May I then have your permission to steal it from you?
Be my evercrackin' guest.
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