Bizarre study trick proves fatal

The Straits Times ^ | July 19 2002 | Editorial Staff

[vannrox]

JULY 19, 2002

Bizarre study trick proves fatal

BANGKOK - A university student here has been found dead after a bizarre study method which involved looping a belt around his neck and fixing it to a door handle went tragically wrong.

Eak Chongsawatwattana's mother said the belt kept him awake while he was studying, a trick he had learnt from other university students.

If he nodded off, the jerk of the belt would wake him up.

'I warned him many times not to do this, but he just didn't listen. Now he's dead,' she said.

Eak, 21, was reportedly found sitting upright at his desk with the belt still around his neck.

His neck was bruised but there were no other signs of injury.

Forensics expert Dr Pornthip Rojanasunant said it was likely Eak had died from a lack of oxygen to his brain.

Mr Chavalit Muennuch, an executive at Assumption University where Eak was a student, said the administration was looking into his death.

'I've never heard anything like this throughout my 28 years of work in school administration. This student sounds like a masochist,' he said.

'He tortured himself to succeed. This is not the proper way to succeed.'--The Nation/Asia News Network, AFP

[vannrox]

Amazing.

[Chad Fairbanks]

End the Belt Loop Hole Now!!!!!

[piasa]

Darwin award candidate?

What's with the overly general keywords? would anyone ever look up anythiong on FR with the word 'belt?'

[Thebaddog]

He was choking the chicken. A rock star from INXS did it to himself three years ago and it was ruled a suicide.

[Chad Fairbanks]

I would, if I was looking for information on Religion, Traffic Laws, Autoerotic aphyxiation, Asteroids etc...

[Dasaji]

I thought the same thing.

"Junior, what are you doing in there?"

"Nothing, Mom. Just studying. This belt just helps me stay awake."

Well-known university practice. Uh-huh. (auto-erotic asphyxiation)

[Old Professer]

Must have been a rather short guy.

[NeoCaveman]

Well-known university practice. Uh-huh. (auto-erotic asphyxiation)

Studying, ya right. Sounds more like the INXS guy to me.

[umgud]

Death with dignity.

[Lazamataz]

A university student here has been found dead after a bizarre study method which involved looping a belt around his neck and fixing it to a door handle went tragically wrong. Eak Chongsawatwattana's mother said the belt kept him awake while he was studying, a trick he had learnt from other university students. If he nodded off, the jerk of the belt would wake him up.

Uh, I hate to be the one to inform Mrs. Chongsawatwattana about the truth, but this is something known as Autoerotic Asphixiation. Michael Hutchinson from INXS died from this.

He was jerking something alright and it wasn't his belt.

[Thinkin' Gal]

Forensics expert Dr Pornthip Rojanasunant...

[NeoCaveman]

Forensics expert Dr Pornthip Rojanasunant...

Make me wonder what the last movie the deceased saw was.....

[billybudd]

What a dumb@ss. Why the neck? Why not tie it around his waist or forehead?

[oyez]

Thats what happens when you run out of dexidrene.

[NorthernRight]

Leave me alone, ma, I'm busy!

[lawdog]

ROTFLMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

" 'He tortured himself to succeed. This is not the proper way to succeed.'- "

Well that's the understatement of the century!

[mvpel]

It would have been funnier if they'd said "he abused himself in order to succeed..."

[Stavka2]

Just submitted it to Darwin Awards....not quite as funny as some of the other candidates...but worth the mention.