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#26 2011-08-01 13:09:43

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

tomicool wrote:

calebxy wrote:

The_Dancing_Donut wrote:


What's funny about that? It's a newspaper x__x

Yes, a newspaper that once reported that a bus was spotted on the moon. A few days later (I can't remember how long) it reported that it was missing! They did the same with an aeroplane.

It's not just that, the newspaper sucks for it's political bias and it's overreaction of everything.

Plus, I can't think about how unhealthy that boy must have been if he died just from a blood clot. Sure, playing games for 5 hours isn't the healthiest activity but that's like saying a boy died from eating 100g of milk chocolate - not good for you but not death-worthy.

He was unemployed and had twelve hour sessions of playing, probably without moving.  hmm  it seems like he was addicted.


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#27 2011-08-01 13:50:23

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

nickbrickmaster wrote:

No way.... LOL
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#28 2011-08-01 13:54:15

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

Albertt911 wrote:

tomicool wrote:

calebxy wrote:

Yes, a newspaper that once reported that a bus was spotted on the moon. A few days later (I can't remember how long) it reported that it was missing! They did the same with an aeroplane.

It's not just that, the newspaper sucks for it's political bias and it's overreaction of everything.

Plus, I can't think about how unhealthy that boy must have been if he died just from a blood clot. Sure, playing games for 5 hours isn't the healthiest activity but that's like saying a boy died from eating 100g of milk chocolate - not good for you but not death-worthy.

He was unemployed and had twelve hour sessions of playing, probably without moving.  hmm  it seems like he was addicted.

It says he was addicted in the article TOPIC.

@GHS, he means 'play'


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#29 2011-08-01 13:57:03

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

SpriteMaster wrote:

No this isn't a somelia type topic.

http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/866-xb … lood-clot/

Yes, thats right.

A dude playing Xbox died of a blood clot from sitting and playing it for 5 hours. Play longer than that? You're in risk.

Discuss.

That's nothing. I heard a guy stayed in the same position playing video games for 21 hours and another guy who played for 3 days (without any food or water or bathroom breaks)! People can get too addicted to video games.


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#30 2011-08-01 14:22:52

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Does it have the same effect sitting and playing on the computer? I'm addicted and usually don't get off unless i'm asked too. I can stay on for hours at a time. In fact, food isn't even a problem for me! Neither is the bathroom, so would you say i'm "In danger?"


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#31 2011-08-01 14:35:40

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

Wait wait wait. I didn't read that, but getting a blood clot would be caused by the sitting part, right?


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#32 2011-08-01 14:35:46

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

frizzlepuss893 wrote:

Does it have the same effect sitting and playing on the computer? I'm addicted and usually don't get off unless i'm asked too. I can stay on for hours at a time. In fact, food isn't even a problem for me! Neither is the bathroom, so would you say i'm "In danger?"

IF you have a history yes.


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#33 2011-08-01 14:38:26

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Oh, crud....


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#34 2011-08-01 14:39:32

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

SpriteMaster wrote:

frizzlepuss893 wrote:

Does it have the same effect sitting and playing on the computer? I'm addicted and usually don't get off unless i'm asked too. I can stay on for hours at a time. In fact, food isn't even a problem for me! Neither is the bathroom, so would you say i'm "In danger?"

IF you have a history yes.

Oh, crud...


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#35 2011-08-01 14:46:52

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

SpriteMaster wrote:

Albertt911 wrote:

tomicool wrote:


It's not just that, the newspaper sucks for it's political bias and it's overreaction of everything.

Plus, I can't think about how unhealthy that boy must have been if he died just from a blood clot. Sure, playing games for 5 hours isn't the healthiest activity but that's like saying a boy died from eating 100g of milk chocolate - not good for you but not death-worthy.

He was unemployed and had twelve hour sessions of playing, probably without moving.  hmm  it seems like he was addicted.

It says he was addicted in the article TOPIC.

@GHS, he means 'play'

Oh! Lol I was basing my info off the Sun newspaper, 'cus I was reading the story at the time  roll


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#36 2011-08-01 15:30:34

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

frizzlepuss893 wrote:

SpriteMaster wrote:

frizzlepuss893 wrote:

Does it have the same effect sitting and playing on the computer? I'm addicted and usually don't get off unless i'm asked too. I can stay on for hours at a time. In fact, food isn't even a problem for me! Neither is the bathroom, so would you say i'm "In danger?"

IF you have a history yes.

Oh, crud...

I wouldn't worry, if people are making a big deal about it it must be very uncommon.

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#37 2011-08-01 15:30:52

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*cough cough*Berserk*cough cough*


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#38 2011-08-01 15:31:28

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

Learn to stretch.
I stretch after every game of Starcraft II, but I don't eat and etc...

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#39 2011-08-01 15:48:49

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

This can happen with any activity that involves sitting down and not moving for long periods of time - long airplane flights, extended gaming sessions, etc. Make sure to get up and move around periodically, and you should be fine. (At least in terms of clotting - there's the whole lack of exercise thing, but meh.  tongue )


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#40 2011-08-01 15:54:21

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

Harakou wrote:

This can happen with any activity that involves sitting down and not moving for long periods of time - long airplane flights, extended gaming sessions, etc. Make sure to get up and move around periodically, and you should be fine. (At least in terms of clotting - there's the whole lack of exercise thing, but meh.  tongue )

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#41 2011-08-01 17:21:06

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

SpriteMaster wrote:

No this isn't a somelia type topic.

http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/866-xb … lood-clot/

Yes, thats right.

A dude playing Xbox died of a blood clot from sitting and playing it for 5 hours. Play longer than that? You're in risk.

Discuss.

i saw that in the news


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#42 2011-08-01 17:23:05

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Re: Video Games Can Kill You....

SpriteMaster wrote:

No this isn't a somelia type topic.

http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/866-xb … lood-clot/

Yes, thats right.

A dude playing Xbox died of a blood clot from sitting and playing it for 5 hours. Play longer than that? You're in risk.

Discuss.

i have sat down playing games for 7 hours without moving once and i did not die


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#43 2011-08-01 17:25:38

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It's on the show 1000 Ways To Die.


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