Taiwanese teen dies after 40-hour Diablo iii marathon

• Chockeh wrote on 2012-07-19 10:06
  I can probably do 6 hours, but I tend to move a lot or my ass will get stiff. 40 hours is overkill.
• Retard wrote on 2012-07-19 10:25
  Ok bloodclots... But how did he not get hungry? D:<
  
  And my skin gets really oily when i sit in front of the computer for a long time, I can't go without washing my face for that long x.x
  
  Kind of a brutal thought, but if you really are that dedicated to a video game, you probably arent of use to the rest of the world :F
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-19 10:27

  Quote from Chockeh;913104:

  I can probably do 6 hours, but I tend to move a lot or my ass will get stiff. 40 hours is overkill.

  
  
  I think I'm on my 6th hour right now. Think I'll go make food though.
  
  

  Quote from Tiger;913108:

  Ok bloodclots... But how did he not get hungry? D:<
  
  And my skin gets really oily when i sit in front of the computer for a long time, I can't go without washing my face for that long x.x
  
  Kind of a brutal thought, but if you really are that dedicated to a video game, you probably arent of use to the rest of the world :F

  
  
  Well I know some people who go a day or two without eating purely because they're too lazy to get food.
• Taycat wrote on 2012-07-19 13:49
  That poor kid.
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-07-19 23:27

  Quote from r4baloons;912793:

  Lol this makes me nervous about pulling all-nighters. Which i do from time to time. D:

  
  These people always do crazy stuff like forget to eat and obviously they'll refuse sleep for many hours after they're tired... if you're somewhat normal at all and even "eventually" listen to your body you should be safe ^__^
  
  I mean, there's a pretty big gap between "I'm really tired, I should've gone to bed 10 hours ago" and death.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-20 00:03

  Quote from RebeccaBlack;913491:

  These people always do crazy stuff like forget to eat and obviously they'll refuse sleep for many hours after they're tired... if you're somewhat normal at all and even "eventually" listen to your body you should be safe ^__^
  
  I mean, there's a pretty big gap between "I'm really tired, I should've gone to bed 10 hours ago" and death.

  
  
  Unfortunately, its not something you just do on the spot. Basically, he "trained" for this. By living a lifestyle of extended lengths of gaming, he was making himself more and more used to it, and eventually stretched into dangerous levels while not being able to recognize those dangers.
  
  That said, I'm sure he was tired and hungry, but he probably didn't even mind them. Malnutrition and lack of sleep are not the cause of death in these scenarios, but blood clots. Blood clots naturally occur for everyone if they sit still for long periods of time. Just small amounts that clear themselves when we stretch or walk a bit. If a clot forms in a bad place, and you make a sudden movement in your body to propel the blood elsewhere, you might form serious complications.
  
  Even at 40 hours of gaming, if he had just gotten up to stretch every 5 hours, he would've been just fine, if not a little malnourished and fatigued.
  
  Edit: The healthy recommendation is actually stretching once every hour to reduce the stress on your body from sitting still.
• RebeccaBlack wrote on 2012-07-20 00:18
  I can't speak for everyone, but I can't sit "perfectly still". Even while I'm sitting, I move my arms and legs around, turn my chair, etc. Basically, stretching halfway. I think anyone who listens to music they enjoy will have trouble not moving at least a little <.<
  
  Even if they're really tired, it's hard to not sort of naturally... do things. No matter how much people train. And I'm saying this being a person who has been up 30+ hours at least 3 times in the past month.
  
  I'm not saying he couldn't have taught himself to get that into it, but I can't help but assume the other aspects of health played as much of, if not a much greater role.
  
  Regardless, at least he went out doing something he loved. I hope. Or maybe he was just addicted and hated how his life was, I dunno lol.
• MareneCorp wrote on 2012-07-20 00:22
  Still pretty stupid. Says a lot about our bright future.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-20 00:24

  Quote from MareneCorp;913512:

  Still pretty stupid. Says a lot about our bright future.

  
  
  Trust me, people were dying doing stupid things since the beginning of our kind. Dying while playing video games is a wonderful step forward.
• Reptile wrote on 2012-07-20 04:39

  Quote from Chockeh;913061:

  Seriously, who can sit that long?

  
  
  You've obviously never spent a day and a half in an airport before
• Aryiane wrote on 2012-07-20 04:48

  Quote from r4baloons;912793:

  Lol this makes me nervous about pulling all-nighters. Which i do from time to time. D:

  
  
  This...when I read it my face went from shock to nervous, to highly disturbed. However I move a lot during the day, it's just the evenings when I can't quite do anything but be in my room.
  
  Also, the part about the guy who died and his friends didn't realize until 9 hours later...? That's some intense gaming..
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-07-20 11:28

  Quote from Aryiane;913697:

  died and his friends didn't realize until 9 hours later...?

  
  
  I...if I died it'd take 9 weeks for anyone to notice.