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Russian teen dies after 22-day gaming marathon

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Zangetsu
Zangetsu Original post #1
Sep 8, 2015 at 2:43 PM
A Russian teenager has died after playing an online computer game for 22 days straight.

Doctors believe he could have died from second class syndrome, thrombosis from not moving around, as on a cramped long haul flight.


Source: Russian teen dies after 22-day gaming marathon - The Times of India
sujoyp
sujoyp #2
Sep 8, 2015 at 3:01 PM
LOL..in India we dont have toilet at living room...soo cant play game even 2 days straight :D
Hrishi
Hrishi #3
Sep 8, 2015 at 3:15 PM
Death resulting from not moving around ? Care to explain ?
Flash
Flash #4
Sep 8, 2015 at 3:45 PM
Only 22 days?

Man Dies After Playing Computer Games for 27 Days in a Row | the Beijinger
Nerevarine
Sep 8, 2015 at 9:09 PM
Natural selection at it's finest
ariftwister
Sep 8, 2015 at 10:41 PM
While I was reading the title, ''Russian teen dies after 22-days'', I thought just another j*rk died by wank*ng. But then the word gaming hit me hard.. Lets pray for the fallen brother ... :-(
vedula.k95
Nov 29, 2015 at 10:02 AM
in India you get auto DC every 22 minutes. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
a_k_s_h_a_y
Nov 29, 2015 at 12:39 PM
guy had a broken leg and was bored
R
Nov 29, 2015 at 7:00 PM
Didn't he go to toilet and all? Was he doing it there itself?
What about food and water?

How was he getting all of that if he was siting at the same place for 22days..!
icebags
icebags #10
Nov 29, 2015 at 7:22 PM
Didn't he go to toilet and all? Was he doing it there itself?
What about food and water?

How was he getting all of that if he was siting at the same place for 22days..!

as per the report, he took time off to take food and to take naps. probably gaming is not the exact cause the brother had fallen of, to think, many people do these kind of gaming in their college holidays.

but i heard some guys died after gaming 5-6 days straight, without rest and on caffeine / energy drinks, sitting in the same position all the time. it caused extreme fatigue, nervous system breakdown, cardiac muscle disorder, etc etc to cause the death.

LOL..in India we dont have toilet at living room...soo cant play game even 2 days straight :D

there is the legendary solution, some people have heard of - sh!t bucket ! :-D
Anorion
Anorion #12
Jan 12, 2016 at 12:44 AM
it's not so bad as it's made out to be
misleading language in the article, probably pandering to pre conceived notions of readers and exploiting fear and paranoia
stopping to sleep and eat is perfectly fine, professionals in DOTA game as much

oh and baby potty
Nanducob
Nanducob #13
Jan 12, 2016 at 12:31 PM
Gaming is the gateway drug to death.
gagan_kumar
Jan 12, 2016 at 5:28 PM
He died playing Dota 2..........