"Mother Dies Holding Her Wee for a Wii"

[Francisco d'Anconia]

A true story.

http://kcbs.com/pages/184352.php?contentType=4&contentId=289283

http://cbs13.com/topstories/local_story_013175258.html (video story)

Several topics for a thread could be spawned from this:

• Anything in excess (even water) can be detrimental
• The lengths parents will do for their spoiled children
• Why XBox 360 is better than the Wii

The list goes on and on...

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[DJDamage]

I wonder if there is going to be a lawsuit?!

 

[wolf116]

so you can get drunk from water.

Interesting...

 

[Oxide]

You can get poisoned. But you must be drinking ridiculous amounts of water within a very short period of time (< 20 mins). Then you will die. May be.

 

[Demon]

What a Strange way to meet your End. Wii!

 

[Bible_Belt]

http://www.wiinjuries.net/

 

[Docs]

I found the most important pieces of that article!

Fraser said the combination of taking in large amounts of water without letting any out leads to brain swelling

A Sacramento woman is thought to have died of water intoxication

I don't pay attention to anything else.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Hyponatremia

 

[Ricky]

This problem is very well known among the running community. There has been a case or two where someone drank too much during a marathon and died.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

This problem is very well known among the running community. There has been a case or two where someone drank too much during a marathon and died.

Yep, you hear the same thing in the cycling community. I've seen some who had depleted so much sodium that they couldn't hold down any water. They'd drink and would throw it back up within a couple of minutes.

 

[mpimpin]

the sad thing is she came in 2nd. Didn't even win

 

[Teflon_Mcgee]

This problem is very well known among the running community. There has been a case or two where someone drank too much during a marathon and died.

Typically by novices.
Hydration is a skill endurance athletes figure out on their own.

I can easily do a marathon with less than 4 or 5 water cups (just to wet the mouth).

One good tip if, you're out in hot weather working or hiking or whatever, is to add a tsp of salt and a tsp of sugar to a quart and drink it down after a few regular waters.
I call it "hobo gatorade."

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Here's excerpts from the actual radio show during the stunt.

http://www.sacbee.com/static/newsroom/kdndslides/

 

[Deep Dish]

The radio show has been cancelled, all ten staff members of the show have been fired, and there are now homicide detectives probing into the case. Those bastards deserve to roast. :nervous:

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

The radio show has been cancelled, all ten staff members of the show have been fired, and there are now homicide detectives probing into the case. Those bastards deserve to roast. :nervous:

I can't wait until it's made into a "Law & Order" episode....

 

[Don Juan Montoya]

It just goes to show how desperate & poor people are to win a game worth $400. Sad people.