20 yr old dies while playing Xbox

[Apathy]

An avid Xbox gamer died from a blood clot which formed as a result of marathon gaming sessions, an autopsy has revealed.
According to the UK’s Sun newspaper, 20-year-old Brit Chris Staniforth, who had never had any serious health problems before, played on his Xbox for up to 12 hours at a time.

The pathologist who performed the autopsy said that the clot, known as deep vein thrombosis, was the cause of Staniforth’s death.

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[Apathy]

Suicide -10 points

 

[Nate]

Interesting, I sold my XBOX as motiviation to get healthier just 3 weeks ago...

 

[Landlord]

Interesting, I sold my XBOX as motiviation to get healthier just 3 weeks ago...

I gave away my PS3 about a year ago for similar reasons, not so much for physical health (although that played into it), but for mental and spiritual reasons.

I wonder if this will get a lot of publicity from politicians using it as a platform.

 

[HuskerfaninOkieland]

I wonder if this will get a lot of publicity from politicians using it as a platform.

I don't think politicians will hop on board this train but I can definitely see the anti-obesity crowd

 

[Haspula]

He needs a full time job, no way you can play 12 hours a day when you're full-time employed

 

[gobiggergoredder]

 

[AR Husker Fan]

He needs a full time job...

In the words of Hannibal Lecter, "Not any more..."

 

[Minnesota_husker]

I have a PS3 and I hav enever sat and played a game without moving for more than an hour.... I just cant sit there that long.

 

[Apathy]

I don't know how many times I've played for 12+ hours but I've always gotten up to stretch, eat, pee, take a break, etc. I don't know how this guy did it just sitting there for hours not moving.

 

[huKSer]

I don't know how many times I've played for 12+ hours but I've always gotten up to stretch, eat, pee, take a break, etc. I don't know how this guy did it just sitting there for hours not moving.

Well for one thing, Depends

 

[Apathy]

After reading further into this matter it seems that the Sun newspaper forgot to mention that this kid was overweight.

 

[redblooded]

There's been a lot of these stories over the last 10 years... Usually they are about someone in a Korean internet cafe and playing an MMO.

 

[Minnesota_husker]

After reading further into this matter it seems that the Sun newspaper forgot to mention that this kid was overweight.

SHOCKED!

I bet he was a virgin with acne too.. I dont mean to be rude, but they kind of fit the same mold.

 

[walksalone]

thin the herd