Mom died trying to win a Wii for her 3 children...

Neo Kaiser · Post by **Neo Kaiser** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:01 pm

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/13/water. ... index.html I can't believe this shit..... Water?

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:13 pm

Somehow the radio station will be sued or something so the kids will be well off. Obviously the contest itself didn't consider any good judgement.

byuu · Post by **byuu** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:16 pm

I'm always continually amazed at how many people aren't aware that water, like everything else in the world, can be deadly if you consume too much.

I'd explain it, but Wikipedia can probably do a better job than me:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

Not to seem too calloused, but I kind of wish the story would've said who the winner of the contest was.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:53 pm

I once had to retain some piss, because I was travelling from San Luis Rio Colorado to Hermosillo, a 5 hour trip, and the guy that was driving "needed" to get home "fast".

So he wasn't going to stop. For about 2 hours I had to retain it, it hurted like hell.

Until I got a beer bottle, zipped of my pants and told him I was going to piss in the bottle, and possibly over all his car.

He stopped and I had the best piss in all my life.

I could understand someone dying from that pain.

byuu · Post by **byuu** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:12 am

There we go:
http://www.playfuls.com/news_10_9225-Wa ... Rival.html

A woman who won a video game console by downing massive quantities of water in California radio contest said Monday she was shocked by the death of a fellow contestant.

"You don't think water's going to kill you," Lucy Davidson told CNN. "You're at the radio station having fun."

Man, I don't know what is / would have been more depressing. The fact that she lost, or if she had won the system.

Either way though, that's going to be one awkward Wii to play, given the circumstances ...

Clements · Post by **Clements** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:24 am

Almost as bad as those parents that force fed salt to a child as a punishment, resulting in the child's death, undoubtedly unaware that salt is lethal in a certain dose.

Everything has a lethal dose if you consume enough of it, but water and salt can be particularly lethal as they affect the delicate water/salt balance within your body.

Que · Post by **Que** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:30 am

Clements wrote: Everything has a lethal dose if you consume enough of it.

This is why I'm glad you'd pass out before smoking enough marijuana to overdose yourself to death.

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:30 am

Que wrote:This is why I'm glad you'd pass out before smoking enough marijuana to overdose yourself to death.

We get it, you smoke pot - you're cool. Enough.

Que · Post by **Que** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:33 am

casualsax3 wrote:
Que wrote:This is why I'm glad you'd pass out before smoking enough marijuana to overdose yourself to death.
We get it, you smoke pot - you're cool. Enough.

I'm not trying to act cool, just sharing that I'm glad you can't overdose on the stuff. I'm actually trying to quit smoking it, it's really not that great for you.

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:39 am

you can overdose on anything.

Pot included. you'd have to smoke more than a kilo of it, but you can OD, and it doesn't need to be in a single seating.

Clements · Post by **Clements** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:42 am

Some chemicals are very difficult to overdose on in real-life situations.

A really good example I remember is Vitamin C, which has a LD50 (dose required to kill 50% of people) of about 833g, but it is actually not possible to just ingest the appropriate amount of tablets since it causes diarrhea (so further Vit C cannot be absorbed by the gut). You would need to inject it to actually overdose on it. Nevertheless, there is a lethal dose.

whicker · Post by **whicker** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 2:10 am

byuu wrote:I'm always continually amazed at how many people aren't aware that water, like everything else in the world, can be deadly if you consume too much.

Ever realize how much of life is learning from other people's mistakes? It's not that amazing to me... if somebody wasn't told he or she could get very sick or die from too much water, how else would that person know about it?

Life doesn't come with an instruction manual (and NO that Jewish book doesn't count because it's not that well written).

sarcasm:
In other news, now there is a real reason Nintendo should have picked a better name for their console.
/sarcasm

sweener2001 · Post by **sweener2001** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:57 am

que is stupid, and so was the woman who died.

Oskar_Hanberg · Post by **Oskar_Hanberg** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:49 am

That radio station should have examined the potential health risk before throwing such a retarded contest.

"next week. you'll win the movie "cliffhanger" if you can hold on the longest to the edge of a 300ft cliff. should all contestants lose the grip, the one screaming the least when he/she hits the ground will win the movie"

Bent · Post by **Bent** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:30 pm

Yeah this is one case where I have a hard time blaming the woman. Most people don't realize water can kill you. This is similar to putting a saltwater fish in a freshwater tank, but who would think that? The fact that the station ran this contest apparently without researching anything isn't right, there will be lawsuits over this. Normally I am all for a person being responsible for their own actions, but not here.

AntoineWG · Post by **AntoineWG** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:34 pm

It's somewhat ironic that the station's name is KDND "107.9 The End".

Que · Post by **Que** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:30 am

sweener2001 wrote:que is stupid

Zsnes Board Rules wrote:* Don't needlessly harass or flame other members.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:18 am

Que wrote:
sweener2001 wrote:que is stupid

Zsnes Board Rules wrote:* Don't needlessly harass or flame other members.

Ah, you see, but the key here is needlessly.

Que · Post by **Que** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:00 am

Joe Camacho wrote:
Que wrote:
sweener2001 wrote:que is stupid

Zsnes Board Rules wrote:* Don't needlessly harass or flame other members.
Ah, you see, but the key here is needlessly.

It is needless. You can't tell me it isn't. It's not like I posted flamebait or made a thread like oskar hamburger does.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:30 am

what everyone told skipstone420 wrote:WELCOME TO THE ZSNES BOARD

Firon · Post by **Firon** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 4:28 am

Que wrote: whine whine whine whine whine

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:46 am

Corronchilejano wrote:*sigh*

Oskar_Hanberg · Post by **Oskar_Hanberg** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:49 am

Que wrote:
Joe Camacho wrote:
Que wrote:
sweener2001 wrote:que is stupid

Zsnes Board Rules wrote:* Don't needlessly harass or flame other members.
Ah, you see, but the key here is needlessly.
It is needless. You can't tell me it isn't. It's not like I posted flamebait or made a thread like oskar hamburger does.

Don't bite your own ass. I have been needlessly harassed ever since the copyright debate, and that people (including you) are making fun of my last name really ownly shows they can't tell the difference between internet and real life, and I sincerely hope for your sake you're not acting this stupid IRL. now go back to the hole you dug and, again... LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG!!

Cyrus · Post by **Cyrus** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:14 pm

Back on topic, 2 liters of water is very unlikely to kill a person if it is intaken at 15 minute intervals as was stated. It must have been far over that amount. When they say "over 2 liters" that's a serious understatement.

And Que, stop being retarded, don't try to pin your crap on someone else. Have the balls to stand up for yourself if you're going to talk shit.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:44 pm

Cyrus wrote:And Que, stop being retarded, don't try to pin your crap on someone else. Have the balls to stand up for yourself if you're going to talk shit.

What balls? She's a girl after all.