South Korean Man Dies After 50 Hours Of Gaming

SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
edited August 2005 in Science & Tech
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.
"We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion," a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.
Submitted by: GHoosdum

Source: Yahoo

Comments

  • PirateNinjaPirateNinja Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    Ive heard this story told in multiple ways in multiple settings, but usually in Korea.
  • rc1974rc1974 Grand Junction, CO
    edited August 2005
    Wasn't this same story told about a year or two ago? Wasn't that story from Korea also?
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited August 2005
    Or a couple days ago in the pub... which I noticed almost immediately after submitting this news item. Silly me. :rolleyes:
  • JengoJengo Pasco, WA | USA
    edited August 2005
    Korea must have some hardcore gamers...
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