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Useff
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Rare Customer

"86 hours of gaming - sleep and food =" , posted Thu 10 Oct 11:15

Death.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_686733.html?menu=news.technology
wow.

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Toxico

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"Re(1):86 hours of gaming - sleep and food" , posted Thu 10 Oct 11:36

quote:
Death.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_686733.html?menu=news.technology
wow.

86 hours???? It have been a close call for me then LoL

I find it hard to believe that 86 hours of straight gameplay can be achieved from one day to another; you must create the habit of no sleeping little by little; that does sound more reasonable on my book.

Hard to believe.

CrazyMike
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Frequent Customer

"Re(2):86 hours of gaming - sleep and food" , posted Thu 10 Oct 11:55

You can't die from not sleeping, and you can go about 2 weeks without eating I believe, the only possible way I could see him dying from this is dehydration, still you would assume he would of gotten something to drink.

But as cruel as this sounds, if he did not bother to even get some nutrients in his body I can't say I feel sorry for him.

Toxico

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"Re(3):86 hours of gaming - sleep and food" , posted Thu 10 Oct 11:59

quote:
You can't die from not sleeping, and you can go about 2 weeks without eating I believe, the only possible way I could see him dying from this is dehydration, still you would assume he would of gotten something to drink.

It is my understanding that you CAN die after 6 days of no sleep and that the human body can survive perfectly without food for 2 days, but you CAN survive much more than that without eating.

Tashoku Kisune

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Red Carpet Premium Member+

"Re(1):86 hours of gaming - sleep and food" , posted Thu 10 Oct 16:52

quote:
Death.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_686733.html?menu=news.technology
wow.

O_O Now.. THAT man is a TRUE gamer. .. well.. WAS a true gamer. I wouldn't have made it that long. Man.. he should have entered into a contest. o_O He'd have won from sheer endurance alone.

talbaineric

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"Re(2):86 hours of gaming - sleep and food" , posted Thu 10 Oct 16:57

Poor guy. He was unemployed. What better way to go,eh?

OmegaDog
193th Post

Regular Customer

"Re(3):86 hours of gaming - sleep and food" , posted Thu 10 Oct 18:25

Ho man, though -- just trying to think about it -- myself, I start to feel sick (headaches, nausea, etc.) if I stay stationary during a 12-hour video game binge, even with munching on snacks (Nutri-Grain bars, granola bars, trail mix, etc.) and drinking water regularly. (No candy and soft drinks for me during those sessions -- I'd get the headaches and nausea even quicker.) Even standing mainly stationary in an arcade parlor for more than a couple hours makes me feel physically horrible. (I really need to move around a lot -- one of the reasons I really love dancing rhythm games. I could stay hours in an arcade playing DDR if I bring enough Gatorade.)

I'm just trying to think about how horrible the guy must have felt physically during his 86-hour binge. (Or, am I just weaker than most other folks? I normally fall asleep during anime marathon sessions, and I can't stay put long enough to read a hefty percentage of a book.)

NEXT STAGE IS 4

GekigangerV
121th Post

Regular Customer

"Re(4):86 hours of gaming - sleep and food" , posted Thu 10 Oct 18:42

It seems weird that the internet cafe didn't kick him out after the first 24 hours, but then they let the guy stay for even after he had passed out.

Gen

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Red Carpet Regular Member+

"Re(1):86 hours of gaming - sleep and food" , posted Thu 10 Oct 18:45

quote:
Death.
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_686733.html?menu=news.technology
wow.

Good for him! What game was he playing?