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Woman Dies Holding Wee for Wii

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  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Capt Howdy wrote:
    We had a guy in Basic Training die from over hydration. The MTI forced him to drink nine canteens of water in 20 minutes.
    Over hydration can be a problem in the military. It is also been known to occur to runners and athletes.

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  • jedijzjedijz Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    FreddyD wrote:
    Capt Howdy wrote:
    We had a guy in Basic Training die from over hydration. The MTI forced him to drink nine canteens of water in 20 minutes.
    Over hydration can be a problem in the military. It is also been known to occur to runners and athletes.
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  • FightTestFightTest Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Things like this are why everyone should use drugs at some point in their life.

    Not only would they get some valuable life experience and stop upholding ridiculous legislation but they would also learn from their ecstasy research that you can die from drinking too much water.

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  • Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Some ramen noodles will fix up sodium deficiency pretty easy. Enough salt in one of those oh-so-good flavor packets to kill a small family of bears.

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  • Warder45Warder45 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I'll have to read up on Water intoxication. I drink 3 to 4 gallons of water a day, at least 2 of which are during work in a office.

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Zilla84 wrote:
    Some ramen noodles will fix up sodium deficiency pretty easy. Enough salt in one of those oh-so-good flavor packets to kill a small family of bears.

    It's a good thing we can handle more salt than a small family of bears.

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  • ShadowfireShadowfire Vermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Warder45 wrote:
    I'll have to read up on Water intoxication. I drink 3 to 4 gallons of water a day, at least 2 of which are during work in a office.

    Are you dead?

    Because if not, I think you're ok.

    You may want to cut back a bit, but I think the more important part is that you're not drinking, you know, a gallon at a time...

    2 gallons over 8 hours is still a lot, but I doubt it's crazy dangerous.

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  • PatboyXPatboyX Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    wouldnt have been an issue at all if it had been rainwater.

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  • ShimShamShimSham Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Zilla84 wrote:
    Some ramen noodles will fix up sodium deficiency pretty easy. Enough salt in one of those oh-so-good flavor packets to kill a small family of bears.
    Yeah, I started just putting in half a packet of seasoning after I realized there was like a million grams of sodium in one.

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  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Maybe it should have been a Ramen contest.

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  • -SPI--SPI- Osaka, JapanRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    For fucks sake. I thought people would have got the idea that drinking too much water = bad after that frat boy died after some retarded prank where his college buddies made him drink loads of water.

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  • StigmaStigma Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    That's just fucked up.

    You mean I could kill myself by drinking an assload of water?
    Rad.

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  • InvisibleInvisible Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    -SPI- wrote:
    For fucks sake. I thought people would have got the idea that drinking too much water = bad after that frat boy died after some retarded prank where his college buddies made him drink loads of water.

    You act like that's a singular incident and that it hasn't happened numerous times in the past.

    Over hydration is not exactly a well known cause of death, though I would have at least expected the radio's lawyers to research the contest before hand. Maybe they did and it's all covered under the waiver she signed.

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  • NevaNeva Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Maybe its just me, but drinking enough water to kill yourself is almost as hard as holding your breath till you pass out. Maybe I just lack self control.

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  • StigmaStigma Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    It's probably easier than holding your breathe but it's up there.
    Quite a challenge.

    Some cult should do that.

    "Only those strong enough to retain the holy punch will make it to the space ship!"

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  • BTPBTP Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Has anyone seen "Bringing Out the Dead"? If you have, you'd know this is possible within the first 10 minutes of the movie. It's a good movie too.

    Anyways, I do feel bad about the whole thing. Reminds me of how I camped out to get a Wii and I wonder what I would've done if I hadn't used the store's bathroom 15 minutes before it closed.

    This sucks. And who thinks up this kind of contest?!

    D:

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  • FreddyDFreddyD Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Stigma wrote:
    That's just fucked up.

    You mean I could kill myself by drinking an assload of water?
    Rad.
    Water way to go.

    [spoiler:558f107f51]I'm so sorry[/spoiler:558f107f51]

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Wow that radio station is going to get sued off the face of the planet.

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  • ComahawkComahawk Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Warder45 wrote:
    I'll have to read up on Water intoxication. I drink 3 to 4 gallons of water a day, at least 2 of which are during work in a office.

    Yeah, going to have to call bullshit on this...

    12-16L of water per day?

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  • TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    This is both funny and depressing.

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  • NevaNeva Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Wow that radio station is going to get sued off the face of the planet.

    I can only picture this if the radio station is the one that regulated how much water the person had to drink. Otherwise, it seems more like suicide.

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  • lofloloflo Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    When I had kidney stones, the urologist told me to go home and drink "a crazy amount of water; just keep drinking" in an attempt to push the stone out.

    I went home and drank about 4 to 5 litres of water in a couple of hours. No sign of any stone; not even any pain. Instead, I developed a hangover-like headache and started feeling dizzy, at which point I said to myself, fuck this!, and stopped. Sure, I was peeing most of it out, but even so, as I understand it, excess water consumption can still mess up your salt levels.

    The next morning I called and spoke to the urologist's receptionist, who presumably deals with this kind of situation on a regular basis. I asked her what was the safe hourly limit when drinking water. She said, "I don't think there is an limit, is there? So long as you're able to pass it out, you can really drink as much as you want."

    I don't think that was good advice.

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  • Flesh Into GearFlesh Into Gear Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    loflo wrote:
    When I had kidney stones, the urologist told me to go home and drink "a crazy amount of water; just keep drinking" in an attempt to push the stone out.

    I went home and drank about 4 to 5 litres of water in a couple of hours. No sign of any stone; not even any pain. Instead, I developed a hangover-like headache and started feeling dizzy, at which point I said to myself, fuck this!, and stopped. Sure, I was peeing most of it out, but even so, as I understand it, excess water consumption can still mess up your salt levels.

    The next morning I called and spoke to the urologist's receptionist, who presumably deals with this kind of situation on a regular basis. I asked her what was the safe hourly limit when drinking water. She said, "I don't think there is an limit, is there? So long as you're able to pass it out, you can really drink as much as you want."

    I don't think that was good advice.

    jesus
    I need to become a doctor

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    How much liquid did this woman consume?

    Because it's possible to retain a LOT of liquid in one's body. I have personal experience.

    [spoiler:f84bcaee32]It's not very pleasent.[/spoiler:f84bcaee32]

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  • MarlorMarlor Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Warder45 wrote:
    I'll have to read up on Water intoxication. I drink 3 to 4 gallons of water a day, at least 2 of which are during work in a office.

    At first, I thought "3 to 4 gallons doesn't sound like too much"... then I found out that a gallon is 3.8 litres.

    15 litres a day is a crazy amount. You must live on the toilet or something.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Neva wrote:
    Wow that radio station is going to get sued off the face of the planet.

    I can only picture this if the radio station is the one that regulated how much water the person had to drink. Otherwise, it seems more like suicide.

    Well I think the radio station only stipulated that whomever goes the longest without peeing wins. If you hold your pee long enough, I'm pretty sure you will die. Seems likely to me this death is related, which means that radio station will be hearing from lawyers.

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  • MarlorMarlor Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Well I think the radio station only stipulated that whomever goes the longest without peeing wins. If you hold your pee long enough, I'm pretty sure you will die. Seems likely to me this death is related, which means that radio station will be hearing from lawyers.

    Yeah. I agree. Lawyers will be involved, no doubt.

    This is one case where calling in the ambulance chasers might be justified. The woman was stupid to take place in the stunt, but the radio station should have done their research first. Most people would assume that if the radio station asks you to do something to win a prize, they have done their research to ensure it won't kill you.

    That said, I don't know all the details of what the radio station asked people to do, but I assume they asked them to drink an insane amount of water without going to the toilet... which is a pretty stupid thing to do.

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  • TM2 RampageTM2 Rampage Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Neva wrote:
    Wow that radio station is going to get sued off the face of the planet.

    I can only picture this if the radio station is the one that regulated how much water the person had to drink. Otherwise, it seems more like suicide.

    Well I think the radio station only stipulated that whomever goes the longest without peeing wins. If you hold your pee long enough, I'm pretty sure you will die. Seems likely to me this death is related, which means that radio station will be hearing from lawyers.
    Ybarra said before the contest, he did not read a liability waiver form handed to him by station personnel before signing it. Ybarra said he was surprised by the physical toll he felt after the contest.

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  • preachermeatpreachermeat Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Water....never touch the stuff.....fish f**k in it...

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  • ben0207ben0207 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Treeloot wrote:
    agoaj wrote:
    Ban Hydorgen-Dioxyde!
    HO2

    I think he means Dihydrogen Oxide.



    Edit: Oops. Yeah, Monoxide. Been ages since I last did chemistry :oops:

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  • IncendiusIncendius Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    MechMantis wrote:
    agoaj wrote:
    Ban Hydorgen-Dioxyde!
    Dihydrogen Monoxide

    www.dhmo.org

    It killed a mother of 3! It turns our children into drug addicts!

    It was given to the Jews in concentration camps.

    We were shown that site in school one time, most of the room were all "OMG howe are this poison legel?!?!" and I was just laughing at them for being retards.

    Not being a retard is nice.

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  • robaalrobaal Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Wait - she didn't even win?

    edit: ... I don't mean that a Wii would make it better, but rather that she didn't even drink the most

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  • Warder45Warder45 Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Comahawk wrote:
    Warder45 wrote:
    I'll have to read up on Water intoxication. I drink 3 to 4 gallons of water a day, at least 2 of which are during work in a office.

    Yeah, going to have to call bullshit on this...

    12-16L of water per day?

    Here's my water bottle,

    water_bottle_small.jpg

    4 gallons might be a little high unless it's really dry out, usually I hit 2 to 3. However I also take creatine and lift so that helps.

    After reading the wiki though I'm going to have to make sure to get more salt. Before taking creatine I used to drink this much and some times I'd get light headed when standing up, which the doctor thought was low blood pressure.

    Back on topic, "Headline: Video game maker Nintendo kills mother of three? By not providing enough Wii's to the public, innocent people are participating in dangerous stunts to procure one. Leading to the death of a young woman." 2 minutes to pop that crap out, I'm sure good old Jack will come up with something. Or perhaps some new Jack wannabe.

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  • bongibongi regular
    edited January 2007
    you're drinking too much water

    you could drink one of those and be at the recommended
    ben0207 wrote:
    Treeloot wrote:
    agoaj wrote:
    Ban Hydorgen-Dioxyde!
    HO2

    I think he means Dihydrogen Oxide.



    Edit: Oops. Yeah, Monoxide. Been ages since I last did chemistry :oops:
    the di- bit is actually incorrect, hydrogen monoxide will do

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  • omega71omega71 Too old for a title, too ornery to care. Sacramento, CaliRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I was there for this, and you had to sign a waiver saying that whatever body harm was your own damn stupidity...I feel bad for the lady, and her family.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Incendius wrote:
    MechMantis wrote:
    agoaj wrote:
    Ban Hydorgen-Dioxyde!
    Dihydrogen Monoxide

    www.dhmo.org

    It killed a mother of 3! It turns our children into drug addicts!

    It was given to the Jews in concentration camps.

    We were shown that site in school one time, most of the room were all "OMG howe are this poison legel?!?!" and I was just laughing at them for being retards.

    Not being a retard is nice.

    I saw this stunt on Penn & Teller's Bullshit once... Was it their idea, or were they aping this site? Either way it was pretty funny to see a bunch of activists sign a petition to ban water.

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  • djklaydjklay Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    FightTest wrote:
    Things like this are why everyone should use drugs at some point in their life.

    Not only would they get some valuable life experience and stop upholding ridiculous legislation but they would also learn from their ecstasy research that you can die from drinking too much water.

    That's where I learned about it, read a story about some girl dying on her b-day because she drank way too much at once.

    To the person who was asking if it was Penn and Teller who came up with the thing about the ban for H20, I'm fairly certain I had heard of people doing that long before I saw that show. Just to show that people don't really pay attention to what they're signing off on.

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  • PendegastPendegast Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I read the comments to the Joystiq article, and now I hate humanity again.

    Why do I read the Joystiq comments?

    why do I do that?

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  • MumblyfishMumblyfish Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Pendegast wrote:
    I read the comments to the Joystiq article, and now I hate humanity again.
    Poor grammar and spelling aside, this woman was bloody stupid. Please forgive the Internet for not shedding a tear when some pillock kills herself in an attempt to win a $250 appliance.

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  • core tacticcore tactic Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Yeah. They might as well have a poison drinking contest for the PS3!

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