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wuLFe
Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 2679 Location: Richmond, IN
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:25 pm Post subject: When console shortages kill... |
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/13/water.intox.ap/index.html
I'm sure somebody must have posted this already, but I thought it deserved another mention if so!
At some stage, you have to think to yourself..
"y'know - this is a BAD idea" |
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Huwonk
Joined: 26 May 2006 Posts: 2432 Location: Marysville, Ohio
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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I read this earlier. My guess is that a lot of people don't realize the dangers of water intoxication. Diluted blood FTL. _________________
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DevilMayAsian
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 1380
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buttfaceninja
Joined: 26 Aug 2006 Posts: 1567 Location: Springfield OH
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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Guess you can drink too much water. Sucks that she had kids though. |
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wuLFe
Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 2679 Location: Richmond, IN
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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Hopefully the radio station will do the right thing and give the kids a Wii...
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Riz
Joined: 06 Jun 2006 Posts: 2011
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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The radio station will do the right thing and settle the wrongful death lawsuit for several million dollars, not that that will give the kids their mom back... Yes, the woman was an idiot, but it's pretty much a proven fact that far too many people will do moronic things when goaded into it by moronic radio show hosts. The producer on that show who came up with this idea deserves to face criminal negligent homicide charges, as far as I'm concerned. That only one person died or suffered serious injury is a miracle. Saying to the contestants "don't do this if you don't think you're able" just doesn't cut it. They intentionally goaded people into performing an activity which is inherently life threatening... and someone thought that would be "fun". Fucked up.
Riz. _________________
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suspectfenster
Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 1771 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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It amazes me that more people aren't aware of the dangers of water intoxication. I've heard countless stories of fraternities using water drinking for hazing, only to have it end up in a dead college student. I'm in whole agreement with Riz here; the fact that the radio station either wasn't aware of the danger here (which apprently wasn't the case) or that they assumed people would know their own limits...is extraordinarily immoral. You can't tell people to do something which may kill them, give them an award for doing so, and honestly expect that they won't go to the limit. Idiocy.
I can only imagine what that family is going through right now. It's a shame. _________________
Play TF2? No? What the hell is wrong with you. |
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CrackerRiley
Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 3085
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:37 am Post subject: |
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wow, that's really sad. RIP |
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Metalmuppet
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 464 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:52 am Post subject: |
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buttfaceninja wrote: | Guess you can drink too much water. |
Yeah, but not the intoxicated kind like what that woman did. Intoxication will make you die. _________________
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CrackerRiley
Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 3085
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:54 am Post subject: |
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Metalmuppet wrote: | buttfaceninja wrote: | Guess you can drink too much water. |
Yeah, but not the intoxicated kind like what that woman did. Intoxication will make you die. |
what??? |
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Th30ddOne
Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 297 Location: Chalfont, PA
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:16 am Post subject: |
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CrackerRiley wrote: | Metalmuppet wrote: | buttfaceninja wrote: | Guess you can drink too much water. |
Yeah, but not the intoxicated kind like what that woman did. Intoxication will make you die. |
what??? |
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DevilMayAsian
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 1380
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SThorpe
Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 2500
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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: |
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CrackerRiley wrote: | wow, that's really sad. RIP |
Yeah, RIP.
I know what it's like to lose a close member of the family at a young age. |
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Metalmuppet
Joined: 12 Aug 2006 Posts: 464 Location: San Luis Obispo, CA
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Matt
Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont
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Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:17 am Post subject: |
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You realize that too much of *any* liquid can kill you, right? Even spring water. What happens is your blood cells try to absorb too much water and begin to explode. |
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