Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition

Woman Killed In Wii-Related Competition 784

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:45PM from the natural-selection dept.

snuffin writes to tell us that a local radio competition to "hold your wee for a Wii" has ended with a Sacramento woman dead from water poisoning. From the article: "An Associated Press interview with another contestant, named James Ybarra, claimed that contestants were initially given eight ounce bottles of water to drink every fifteen minutes, with larger bottles being used once contestants began to drop out. According to Ybarra, 'They told us if you don't feel like you can do this, don't put your health at risk.' He described the victim as 'a nice lady' and that 'she was telling me about her family and her three kids and how she was doing it for her kids.'"

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They should have... (Score:2, Funny)

by VAXcat ( 674775 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:48PM (#17617556)

Interviewed the winner and asked him or her how they felt about owning the Death WII.

Re:Mmm... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:49PM (#17617570)

So did she win?

Hold your wee for a wii... (Score:3, Funny)

by Jesselnz ( 866138 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:49PM (#17617576)

Who the hell came up with that name? See kids, this is why crack is illegal.

As God is my witness... (Score:5, Funny)

by RobertB-DC ( 622190 ) * writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:49PM (#17617592) Homepage Journal

... I thought turkeys could fly. [about.com]

In other news... (Score:5, Funny)

by meta-monkey ( 321000 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:51PM (#17617630) Journal

In other news, a Kansas City man died after slipping in pools of urine surrounding PS3 boxes at a local Best Buy.

Her family (Score:5, Funny)

by inKubus ( 199753 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:54PM (#17617684) Homepage Journal

Sorry in advance:

Her family is probably pretty "Pissed". This contest really went down the "Toilet". I can't believe how it's been "Sprayed" all over the news. Talk about a "Drinking Problem". As said to the second place contestant: "Urine" luck! I guess she didn't really get a fair "Shake".

Re:Mmm... (Score:4, Funny)

by sentientbeing ( 688713 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:54PM (#17617696)

For those that couldnt hold their water there was a runner-up prize -

'Hold a turd, you might come third!'

Re:Call the Darwin awards (Score:5, Funny)

by dewie ( 685736 ) writes: <dbscully AT gmail DOT com> on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:54PM (#17617700)

If you can't figure out why a mother of three is ineligible for the Darwin Awards, I think you may need to climb out of the gene pool yourself.

No, no, no (Score:5, Funny)

by User 956 ( 568564 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:57PM (#17617742) Homepage

They should have had them drinking Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator. It's got what Moms crave. It's got electrolytes.

Re:Hold your wee for a wii... (Score:4, Funny)

by UbuntuDupe ( 970646 ) * writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @03:58PM (#17617756) Journal

Well, who came up with "Breezy Badger" or "Dapper Drake"?

Dangerous! (Score:5, Funny)

by Aladrin ( 926209 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:01PM (#17617802)

Dihydrogen Monoxide is Dangerous! They've been telling us for years, but we just don't listen!

http://www.dhmo.org/ [dhmo.org]

Re:Mmm... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:05PM (#17617858)

No, but got pissed instead.

Re:Mmm... (Score:5, Funny)

by x2A ( 858210 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:07PM (#17617878)

Yeah I nearly pissed myself laughing when I heard about it yesterday, but the irony was too much to handle, and I passed out.

Re:Man, even water can kill you! (Score:5, Funny)

by R3d M3rcury ( 871886 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:13PM (#17617962) Journal

Water--or dihydrogen monoxide--is a dangerous chemical that we treat far too lightly! Water contributes to global warming, soil erosion, and caused the levee failures in New Orleans!

Become informed of the dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide [dhmo.org] before it's too late!

Re:Killed?? (Score:5, Funny)

by s20451 ( 410424 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:13PM (#17617974) Journal

However, ignorance is no defence. Stressing your body always incurs a serious risk.

Right, so the hell with exercise.

This problem can be solved with legislation (Score:5, Funny)

by PingSpike ( 947548 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:19PM (#17618052)

Clearly this water stuff is a dangerous substance that needs to be controlled. I think it should only be available from behind the pharmacy counter, that way kids don't get ahold of it and drink themselves to death.

Re:Man, even water can kill you! (Score:2, Funny)

by Hamilton Lovecraft ( 993413 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:20PM (#17618078)

Oh, not another one of you treehugging DHMO scaremongers! Hydrogen hydroxide [armory.com] is safe, natural, and beneficial!

While its sad she died... (Score:3, Funny)

by BobSutan ( 467781 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:24PM (#17618150)

...did she win?

Re:They should have... (Score:5, Funny)

by sokoban ( 142301 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:32PM (#17618290) Homepage

Btw, I still think this is insane. The body should just pass any water it doesn't need straight to the bladder.
Maybe you should submit a bug report or take this issue up with the dev team.

Re:sheesh (Score:5, Funny)

by blibbler ( 15793 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:40PM (#17618412)

I'm not much for lawsuits, but I hope the radio station that put on this stunt makes significant remedy to the lady's family

Well at least they should give her three kids a wii.

Re:ALL YOU FUCKTARDED PRETENDO PISS FUCKTARDS SHOU (Score:4, Funny)

by east coast ( 590680 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:42PM (#17618480)

0H WAIT, THEN THERE WOULD BE NO ONE LEFT T0 POST ON SHITD0T!!

You're plainly wrong, sir. I haven't owned a video game machine since the Atari 2600. I demand an apology; I'm an entirely different kind of fucktard.

Oh, Wait...

Re:Killed?? (Score:5, Funny)

by value_added ( 719364 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:49PM (#17618560)

It's a bit harsh to call it stupidity ...

Fercryinoutloud, she was drinking dihydrogen monoxide!!!

Dunno about you, but everyone knows that's dangerous stuff. Been in an airport recently? The terrorists are now using it.

More info here [dhmo.org]!

First thing that comes to mind... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @04:51PM (#17618606)

HYDR-OWNED!!!!

sfsp

Re:Killed?? (Score:5, Funny)

by metamatic ( 202216 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @05:00PM (#17618762) Homepage Journal

This is Slashdot, people are more likely to remember Douglas Adams.

Gatorade? (Score:5, Funny)

by HunterZ ( 20035 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @05:14PM (#17618928) Journal

Why the heck didn't they use Gatorade instead of water?

Re:In all things, moderation. (Score:4, Funny)

by Lord Ender ( 156273 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @06:06PM (#17619684) Homepage

It sounds like Aristotle was an extremist toward moderation, placing him in violation of his own principle.

Me, well, I like moderation, but I am also a member of the extremist pedantry school of philosophy.

Re:Mmm... (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @06:18PM (#17619906)

1) The gist of your post was already covered in the tags.
2) It added nothing to the discussion.
3) It had no merit on it's own.
4) Ditto for the parent comment.

Re:Killed?? (Score:5, Funny)

by Intron ( 870560 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @06:23PM (#17619964)

Very relevant to slashdot:

"No one before Tycho had attempted to make so many redundant observations."

Re:sheesh (Score:5, Funny)

by Jherek Carnelian ( 831679 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @06:24PM (#17619988)

That's worse than manslaughter, it's not just being ignorant when you are told by a fucking nurse that it is dangerous.

The nurse doesn't even need to be that specialized - any kind of nurse would probably do.

I wonder why.. (Score:4, Funny)

by rainer_d ( 115765 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @06:35PM (#17620166) Homepage

...water bottles in the US of A don't carry some sort of fancy warning label like "Drinking to much water can kill you".

Re:Killed?? (Score:2, Funny)

by tcc3 ( 958644 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @08:19PM (#17621668)

You mean the guy from Penny Arcade? (kidding!)

Re:Killed?? (Score:3, Funny)

by treeves ( 963993 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @08:43PM (#17621960) Homepage Journal

. . .exercising in moderation. . .
That's funny. I consider moderating a form of exercise, too!
Oh, you meant physical exercise, didn't you.

Re:Killed?? (Score:5, Funny)

by Drooling Iguana ( 61479 ) writes: on Monday January 15, 2007 @08:57PM (#17622160)

That's why we need to increase our efforts to get the word out about the dangers of DHMO [dhmo.org].

Re:Mmm... (Score:3, Funny)

by Hal_Porter ( 817932 ) writes: on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @01:56AM (#17625008)

Actually, the amount of water needs to drink a day is directly related to body weight. Average is 8 cups of water though

Exactly, most /.ers could drink much more water than this an be absolutely safe.

Re:Mmm... (Score:3, Funny)

by pipatron ( 966506 ) writes: <pipatron@gmail.com> on Tuesday January 16, 2007 @05:22AM (#17626184) Homepage

"Did she wiin?" would have been funnier though.

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They should have... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Mmm... (Score:3, Funny)

Hold your wee for a wii... (Score:3, Funny)

As God is my witness... (Score:5, Funny)

In other news... (Score:5, Funny)

Her family (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Mmm... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Call the Darwin awards (Score:5, Funny)

No, no, no (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Hold your wee for a wii... (Score:4, Funny)

Dangerous! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Mmm... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Mmm... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Man, even water can kill you! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Killed?? (Score:5, Funny)

This problem can be solved with legislation (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Man, even water can kill you! (Score:2, Funny)

While its sad she died... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:They should have... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:sheesh (Score:5, Funny)

Re:ALL YOU FUCKTARDED PRETENDO PISS FUCKTARDS SHOU (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Killed?? (Score:5, Funny)

First thing that comes to mind... (Score:1, Funny)

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Gatorade? (Score:5, Funny)

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Re:sheesh (Score:5, Funny)

I wonder why.. (Score:4, Funny)

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