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    Man Dies from Forums Overdose

    I hope this wasn't already posted.

    http://publications.mediapost.com/in...&art_aid=29415

    A WEST NYACK, N.Y. MAN was found dead at his computer apparently the victim of trying to keep up with too many professional forums. Childress H. Wanamaker, 54, an account executive at a New York-based new media company, died of starvation according to the West Nyack coroner's office. Wanamaker's emaciated body was found by Loraine, his wife of 26 years, who told MediaPost she had been bringing her husband meals on plastic trays for weeks, but that he never took the time to eat them.

    "He was glued to his computer 24/7," she said tearfully. "He was so afraid he was going to miss an opportunity to contribute a comment or start a discussion, that he just stopped eating." She added that Wanamaker's last words were "OK Picard, stick that in your pipe and smoke it..."

    Computer forensic specialists from SUNY at Cortland discovered that Wanamaker was subscribed to 48 different forums and networking communities including one apparently having to do with the elderly called "oldtimers" and another apparently limited to just 100 people. They also found that he posted a comment into one forum or another on an average of two per minute every hour of the day for the past seven weeks.

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    In what must be a record, Wanamaker was linked into to over 15,250 other community members, many of whom he exchanged notes with daily. He also contributed to 375 blogs and was expected to start an online column about the impact of interactive communications on health, when he died.

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    Yes indeed it was posted, I'm sure.

    http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showth...hreadid=399230

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    Posted and also shown to be a false story.

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    Mmm, will think about it ...
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    Yeah, I read this on another forum before, but I heard it was false too .. seems pretty ridiculous

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    Of course it's fake. You don't just suddenly drop dead from lack of eating or drinking. You'd not be able to function or stay awake days before you were at a point before you'd die. Besides, the cause of death would be starvation (which would take weeks and this guy would have not been able to keep glued to his system without sleep for that long anyway). Anyway, I'm only on day three, so we'll find out soon enough. :-)

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    Lol

    This is fake but approximately 10 days ago a boy in Russia (I hope I don't remember wrongly) died because of playing computer games without taking a break for several hours.

    Too sad
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    Originally posted by atshosting
    Lol :D

    This is fake but approximately 10 days ago a boy in Russia (I hope I don't remember wrongly) died because of playing computer games without taking a break for several hours.

    Too sad :(

    How does one die from not taking a break from playing computer games, regardless if you meant more than "several hours"? Perhaps he was merely playing video games when a preexisting medical condition struck?

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    I'll try to find a link related to this news and post it here soon
    I really don't remember any details
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    This guy sounds like me.

    My obituary:

    "15-year-old Dies Suddenly after Heated Online Political Debate"

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    Originally posted by atshosting
    I'll try to find a link related to this news and post it here soon
    I really don't remember any details

    http://english.pravda.ru/accidents/2...672_games.html

    http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com...56-3e6d06.html

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    I wouldn't bother trying to dig that up. I'm certain it's not true.

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    Originally posted by atshosting
    Lol

    This is fake but approximately 10 days ago a boy in Russia (I hope I don't remember wrongly) died because of playing computer games without taking a break for several hours.

    Too sad
    im sure playing computer games didnt reasult to the cause of death. put it this way i bet I play computer games longer then everyone here and im fine.

    yes i know i should get a life - but sorry I find playing computer games more interesting then going to the pub and getting pissed and having sex with some stranger.

    when i see computer games i mean pc games. can't beat the pc.

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    I see, so it was a medical condition. I.e., the kid could have been watching a Christmas tree's lights flashing for too long.

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    Originally posted by Flumps
    im sure playing computer games didnt reasult to the cause of death. put it this way i bet I play computer games longer then everyone here and im fine.

    yes i know i should get a life - but sorry I find playing computer games more interesting then going to the pub and getting pissed and having sex with some stranger.

    when i see computer games i mean pc games. can't beat the pc.
    You know, just because you don't play a lot of video games, doesn't mean you HAVE to resort to an alternative reckless lifestyle. :-) I'm not really into video games myself, but I'm also not into going to bars, nor drinking, nor having sex with strangers. I do have other things that keep my busy though, like porn--just kidding!

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    Oh, so this is an old story. I had never heard it.

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    webhostingtalk hazardous to your health? i dont think so

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    You actually can die from not sleeping. It takes a lot, but my understanding of it is, you will die from lack of sleep before you die from starvation. Starvation takes a very long time after all (~3 weeks for the average person to die from starvation, provided they have adaquate water supplies, 3 days without water [or 3 minutes without air, the "rule of threes"]).
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    Dang, if it was real, he would have been the idol of many a forum geek...

    To die on forums, what a rare honour!

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    I have gone for 3 days without water. I am still alive.

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    Originally posted by indiaberry
    I have gone for 3 days without water. I am still alive. :)
    Good thing for all that lack of movement that speeds up dehydration. Well, that and soft drinks and beer, right? :-)

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    Originally posted by indiaberry
    I have gone for 3 days without water. I am still alive.
    I find it very difficult to believe that you could have gone 3 days without water in any form (which includes eating most foods, as the vast majority of foods contain water in some form or another).
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    I agree with Tim here, this is pretty false, One day i spent all day on the computer until the early hours of the morning and walking up the stairs to bed i felt like i was drunk. So ummmm 3 weeks
    When theres no real news you get stuff like this.
    And what were the forums he was on

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    Originally posted by porcupine
    I find it very difficult to believe that you could have gone 3 days without water in any form (which includes eating most foods, as the vast majority of foods contain water in some form or another).
    Even if you eat foods which contain water, you need much more than that for three days. While one could probably survive for three days if it was absolutely critical, he would be just living and not, by any means, thinking normally.

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    Originally posted by SniperDevil
    Even if you eat foods which contain water, you need much more than that for three days. While one could probably survive for three days if it was absolutely critical, he would be just living and not, by any means, thinking normally.
    Oh im sure it wouldn't be too hard if you were talking jello and popsickles . Needless to say, anyone who claims they've gone 3 days without food or water, I wouldn't give credit, especially not on WHT.
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