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Death in a Cyber Cafe, Part Three

Second gamer dies after massive binge on vnunet.com (thanks Larry Sayers) reports that a "27 year-old Taiwanese man collapsed after playing computer games for 32 hours non-stop" in a cyber cafe in central Taiwan. In spite of their headline, this is actually the third such incident we've heard of, as it is reminiscent of a story a couple of weeks ago about a death in a South Korean internet cafe (story), but also another similar incident last summer in Thailand (story). According to the story: "A police spokesman stated that doctors believe Wen-cheng died from exhaustion, having remained in the same position for too long. The death highlights the danger of such intensive game-playing."

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16. Sum Yung Ghuy Oct 23, 2002, 18:00 Jobz
 
i can just visualise the cyber cafe owner dragging his slumped body off the keyboard and dumping him in the street outside, hoping the restaurant next door will dispose of the evidence in a huge wok.

 
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  36. Oct 26, 10:25     Environment yes ManOfPorn
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  40. Oct 27, 09:36       Re: Dieing for what you love? John Nelson
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  13. Oct 23, 16:54 No subject OneNightStand
>> 16. Oct 23, 18:00 Sum Yung Ghuy Jobz
  18. Oct 23, 19:20 Amazing. Two_Sheds
  19. Oct 23, 19:26 Exhaustion? Xombie
  20. Oct 23, 19:56 BLOOD CLOTS... SouL_DragooN
  21. Oct 23, 21:31  Re: BS adler
  22. Oct 23, 22:41 No subject Bill Borre
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  25. Oct 23, 22:59 Evolution... Schnapple
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  27. Oct 24, 00:30 Definitely urban legend Verwirrung
  30. Oct 24, 09:08  Re: Definitely urban legend anon@127.0.0.1
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  32. Oct 24, 17:34  Re: Cheers! anon@127.0.0.1
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  38. Oct 26, 10:52 Honestly... Ray Marden
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