Obese Chinese killed by nonstop gaming
A really scary news arrived from the Asian country of China. The 26-year-old man, from the Liaoning Province in North East China, had been playing ‘almost all’ week during the Chinese Spring Festival, reports the China Daily. Obesity, as well as gaming, was blamed for his death – the man identified only as ‘Zhang’ weighed 150kg (23.5 stone) and it is believed his heart struggled to pump blood throughout his enormous body, states the paper. It quotes a local teacher blaming the lack of entertainment for young peopple during the ‘dull’ holiday. ‘There are only two options: TV or computer. What else can I do in the holiday as all markets, KTV and cafeterias are shut down?’ she says.
The exact game the man was playing has not been identified. I bet it was World of Warcraft or some another Asian MMORPG, as these are really addictive. Seemingly an Asian phenomenon, Zhang’s death is not the first by any means from excessive gaming. In the recent past a Taiwanese man died after three months of living and gaming in a cyber cafe. After an argument with his wife he reportedly did not want to go home. Well, people should know their limits…
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People do not know their limits anywhere in the world, but because Asia has such a huge population, you’ll no doubt hear more reports there of excessive gaming deaths. I know plenty of people who play WoW for over 7 hours a day and it’s just maddening. I love to play FPS games, but I limit myself to about an hour per day.
Sad news,But I cant really feel sorry for him,He choose that lifestyle,he choose to die
very sad news
non-stop gaming for this guy I think not, what about food breaks i’m sure he must of had a lot to sustain all 23 stone of him.
I read reports earlier this year about this being a big problem in Korea. They are actually saying there is a syndrome that can cause you to have an some kinda embolism or something.
Not exactly the same thing, but it has to do with extended periods of gaming. Basically the report said games like WoW have long tedious points on inaction with sudden visual and mental stimulation. These are what are causing the deaths.
This guy on the otherhand was a fat guy that would have died from it gamer or not.
LOL this is hilarious… serves him right for being a dumbass.
.. and that means what in English? “the language of this release site and comments..”
too fucking lazy
What happen to Wii…. with gaming becoming more active (at least I hope so) then we’ll have fitness and gaming toegether. In the meantime, I’ll have to put my jellydoughnut down while I have a moment of silence for our resently departed gamer.
@ #1:
I knew people who play WoW and Ragnarok Online for more than 16 hours a day…
The serious issue here is the whole of China. Becuase 80% of China is still a 3rd world coutry, the people their cannot adapt to new technology. They are still 20-30 years behind mentally. It is the mentality of being a chink.
bloody funny, guess dude’s in this “new age” aren’t having sex no more…instead they waste their lifes on video games, go out meet with your friends, if you don’t have any make friends, real life beats video games, live your own adventure!
all morbidly obese fucks deserve to die. they consume 2x the amount of food/resources than normal weight people. every time i see one i loose my appetite.
He deserved to die…fkn dumbass, the world is a better place without him, ignorant people should die!
Well, judging by the quality of your comments, so should you…
“I knew people who play WoW and Ragnarok Online for more than 16 hours a day…”
You knew? You mean … ARE THEY ALL DEAD or something?
Seriously guys what’s the point to making this into a racist diatribe? Some of you need to grow up, or atleast PRETEND TO. Seriously this is retarded.
The only people that deserve to die are racists and anyone cheering for the fact this kid died. Fuck you, you sick little punks.
It’s so sad that he (most probably) died playing WoW. To die for a game with such shitty graphics … what a waste.
26 years old is not a kid’s age phishybongwaters.
Lol I’m 70kg and already am a bit fat. 150kg must be ginormous!
DAMN LAZY AMERICANS}}}.. oh WTf .. somehow i only read obese and gaming and came to conclusion that it was in America.. lol…. JK im American… SHit im guessing he looked like the fat guy that was fed to death in the MOvie 7even.. tight
That guy was at least 170-180 kg:D Btw, in my opinion noone deserves to die, at least he did something really really bad… and I don’t know what bad the poor kid did with you, while he was playing…
“Fuck you guys – I’m not fat I am bigboned!” =)
Let’s get it clear…. addiction to gaming, food or other stuff was the issue. It sound like the kid’s heart gave out or some other reason related to his weight problem and not gaming itself.
I wonder if there is a “scientific” statistic for how people die in front of TV watching “oprah winfrey” / talk shows / etc…!
That will make all this BS talks to an END!
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@rico hahahaha yeah i reckon
Hey that almost happened to me just now, no wait, 6 1/2 hours pornsurfing doesnt count right?
A few years back I weighed 308lbs(139kg), and would stay awake 7 days at a time smoking meth and eating pizza, playing all kinds of bullshit online…never hurt me. I hallucinated here and there. That dude had other problems.
THIS TOPIC IS BULLSHIT
yeah he should have smoked meth then he would still be alive.
Actually I think it’s due to the inherent meticulousness of Asians, they want to find EVERYTHING in a game and get to the HIGHEST levels possible. You can actually buy powered-up RTS characters from China and other Asian countries that somebody else has played to get to that level.
Bunch of faggot asshat losers posting here. You morons are an embarrassment to the species and hopefully your genes will never get past this lifetime.
Tragic. He died without honor.
here we have a 26yo man. basically said ‘fuck you world, got one life to live, i’ll do as i please’ and then died doing what he loved (stuffing his face and gaming).. i see no problem with that. at least he went out with a bang and got his name all over the media.
R.I.P.
I think i found my hero…
@aNormal: “You knew? You mean … ARE THEY ALL DEAD or something? ”
Heh, actually, I was one of them myself; I used to play like that myself, until I came to my senses. I’ve tried my best to convince them to leave, but only a couple of em managed to pull through.
I’ve removed the whole MMORPG group from all my IMs, address books, etc, and I haven’t spoken to any of them, hence I’m no longer in touch.
I know not, their fate. May God have mercy on their souls.
Anyways, I read in the papers that Spring Festival can be a very harsh time for some people over there- during the festival, single people are under pressure to get married/find a partner.
Check out this recent news article:
“Single China youths rent partners to fool parents”
” Peking University student Xiao Zhu posted an advertisment seeking a partner for rent.
Mr Zhu told China Daily that he was too busy with his studies to find a girlfriend.
But since he did not want to disappoint his parents, he decided to ‘rent’ one for 10 days.
Within two days, he had about 20 responses to his 1,000 yuan ($200) offer.
This is the time of the year when many young people in China find themselves in Mr Zhu’s predicament.
The Spring Festival and Chinese New Year are here, and according to tradition, everyone should return home for a family reunion, regardless of how busy or how far away they are. And for those studying or working in another country or city, this is when their curious family members get to meet their new-found boyfriends or girlfriends.
But many Chinese youths in university or in white-collar jobs find that they have no time to cultivate close relationships with the opposite sex. So, like Mr Zhu, they advertise for a ‘partner’.
And it’s not just the men. Last January, a female teacher posted a notice on another university’s electronic bulletin board looking for a man to be her ‘boyfriend’ during the Spring Festival holiday.”
Quote (tucker): “at least he went out with a bang and got his name all over the media.”
Lol nice pun. I can just imagine it -pop! splat!
PS: I hate this spam protection! I forgot to fill it out and I had to retype my msg.
best death ever
The way I see it, he chose to live his life as he wanted. Good for him, at least he died doing something he was wanting to do, as opposed to some outside force killing him (car accident/gunshot/drowning/etc.). He made his own destiny.
It mentions his physical aspects. If you want to be mentally fit, why not also strive to be physically fit. Why not emotionally fit as well? It makes sense to me, if you want to live longer. Then again, some people don’t care. To each their own, that’s life.
That´s a ridiculous way to die, does this means there are lots of ppl in China and u start to become insignificant?? so the only way to be significant on china is to play MMORPG games??
Well technically it does says “The exact game the man was playing has not been identified. I bet it was World of Warcraft or some another Asian MMORPG, as these are really addictive” so it doesnt mean that he was playing a MMORPG, he could have been playing pacman for all we know. He probably actually lived longer playing the game, if he was running around at that size he could have had a heart attack in the middle of the street and noone would have seen him for 7 days. So I would be thanking the game company since he died doing something he loves
I dont really care, I just find all the comments hilarious, clearly there are some really strange…..and some really funny people on rlslog…