http://wii.ign.com/articles/755/755951p1.html

I'm not sure what to really say about this.

Ive read about this on a greek gaming site. What the hell were they thinking? :(

Fucking stupid people.

People need to know when to stop. If you feel bad enough that you could die, then go take a piss and be done with it.

And that's why radio personalities should never be health advisors.

What's funny is that the people who hosted it on the radio show were fired.

I personally thing that's stupid. I don't think that those people should have gotten fired. Fucking moron holding her pee and dying from it.. THAT'S FUCKING COMMON SENSE!! I couldn't imagine the level of discomfort that would have been. I can't even wake up in the morning without taking a leak. But some moron is gonna hold her pee THAT long and die from it just for a stupid gaming console? LAME!! It was her choice to do it... no one else should get punished for it. No one held a gun to her head and told her not to take a leak. Her choice.. CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU JUST WON THE DARWIN AWARD!

While I do agree that she was really dumb, it must be mentioned that the people running the contest are at least somewhat responsible. After all, by its very nature, the contest had people doing something that is known to be unhealthy and potentially fatal if carried to extremes. They ran with the idea based on nothing more than a funny concept without thinking it through properly, so they definitely deserve to lose their jobs over it and perhaps more, depending on whether it could be classified as criminal negligence.

The fact that the radio station acts like it's OK that the people signed a form and that they died for some stupid reason with them knowing it, shows they have no spine and no soul.

If anyones going to be that fucking stupid than at least make it a PS3, christwagons.

If anyones going to be that fucking stupid than at least make it a PS3, christwagons.

Putting humor ina rather sad thread...Nice :-P

I'm serious, however funny it may be...

$600 > $250

Even though I wouldn't do it, I'd much rather hold my piss for something of more value.

What's funny is that the people who hosted it on the radio show were fired.

I personally thing that's stupid. I don't think that those people should have gotten fired. Fucking moron holding her pee and dying from it.. THAT'S FUCKING COMMON SENSE!! I couldn't imagine the level of discomfort that would have been. I can't even wake up in the morning without taking a leak. But some moron is gonna hold her pee THAT long and die from it just for a stupid gaming console? LAME!! It was her choice to do it... no one else should get punished for it. No one held a gun to her head and told her not to take a leak. Her choice.. CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU JUST WON THE DARWIN AWARD!
People deserved to lose their jobs over this. When health concerns were brought up, they turned a blind eye to it, and just used the 'well we are just having fun' excuse.

Hey everyone.

I'll give 250 dollars to anyone who can jump off of hoover dam and survive...

GO!!!!





so you're telling me if some stupid mofo goes and does this.. that.. I'm responsible? I don't think so. Again.. no one FORCED her to do this. EEEEEVERYONE could have just as easily said.. man.. that's lame and not to mention.. unhealthy. Oh well, there's got to be another way to get a Wii. I'm trying to get one right now, but you don't see me doing something completely retarded in the effort.

Gilly, I sometimes forget just how big an imbecile you can be at times. Thank you for reminding me.

In many cases, people don't know that things can be harmful to them. Look at smoking, for example. For centuries, no one knew that smoking caused cancer. If that woman didn't know that holding urine for a long time could be unhealthy (and don't discount that just because you happen to know it), how could she possibly be aware of the danger? And you say that people could have told her? Then does that make it their fault that they didn't? In that case, you agree with me completely because the people with the greatest obligation to let people know about health risks are the people running the fucking contest.

Hey everyone.

I'll give 250 dollars to anyone who can jump off of hoover dam and survive...

GO!!!!





so you're telling me if some stupid mofo goes and does this.. that.. I'm responsible? I don't think so. Again.. no one FORCED her to do this. EEEEEVERYONE could have just as easily said.. man.. that's lame and not to mention.. unhealthy. Oh well, there's got to be another way to get a Wii. I'm trying to get one right now, but you don't see me doing something completely retarded in the effort.
It's only labeled as completely retarded when someone dies or gets injured from doing it. I bet if this woman won the Wii, and no one participating suffered any injuries, there wouldn't be a single person saying that it's stupid to do something like this. But when something bad happens, that's when people start talking about it. It's either retarded to begin with, or isn't; it doesn't become so because a woman died.

That radio company made people to feel discomfort and pain, to the point of death... isn't that violating any of the 30+ human rights?

i don't know. calling her stupid seems wrong to me. i find it really sad actually. it's one of those things that you never really think could happen or is feasible but...it does. (dying from water? wtf?) i feel sorry for her. it's a messed up way to go and i can only imagine what the mom is feeling. (i lost my dad in 2k5. i know what it is to lose someone. but in this manner? it seems diffrent)

just sad imo. i don't think she was stupid.

That radio company made people to feel discomfort and pain, to the point of death... isn't that violating any of the 30+ human rights?

I'm not saying that the radio station had a brilliant idea, but no one was forced to compete. It was all free will.

I don't blame the radio station for firing them since it was a stupid thing to do, but nobody should press charges. They weren't out to kill anybody and further ruining their lives will not accomplish anything. Losing your job is its own punishment.

You would think that to hold a contest like this someone (upper management) had to agree to such a contest. If this is true, it is almost a cop out to fire them then to take responsibilty as a whole.
But then again you never know what the exact details are. It mainly depends on the exact text of the waiver that the contestants signed.

hearing what the radio station said to the woman when she started feeling the pain... yeah... I can actually understand now why they were fired, but .... she was still a complete moron to do this. Iono.. maybe i'm one of those people that just knew that you can die from drinking too much water. I would have figured it would have been made common sense after the hazing incident at one of the US universities, Yale???? maybe? (i honestly forgot which one). Same thing.... drink a gallon of ANYTHING and you're gonna get sick as hell or even die.

Radio station people were kinda dumb... but ... it was an event that was approved by officials and it was still her choice to compete in this lame event. If i was offered to do it.. I'd have to pass.

hearing what the radio station said to the woman when she started feeling the pain... yeah... I can actually understand now why they were fired, but .... she was still a complete moron to do this. Iono.. maybe i'm one of those people that just knew that you can die from drinking too much water. I would have figured it would have been made common sense after the hazing incident at one of the US universities, Yale???? maybe? (i honestly forgot which one). Same thing.... drink a gallon of ANYTHING and you're gonna get sick as hell or even die.

Radio station people were kinda dumb... but ... it was an event that was approved by officials and it was still her choice to compete in this lame event. If i was offered to do it.. I'd have to pass.
I never knew that drinking a lot of water can cause you to get sick or die, but then again I never really thought about it.

People need to know when to stop. If you feel bad enough that you could die, then go take a piss and be done with it.

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who says she felt it?
its not like you can gain expierence in dying..
tragic case, like most people(i guess) i didnt knew shit like this could end up that bad
heard she had 3 kids aswel so thats really fuckedup

According to a friend, the family did not have very much money and that she was actually doing the competition for her kids.

Oh the guilt.

I never knew that drinking a lot of water can cause you to get sick or die, but then again I never really thought about it.

Looks like someone failed Biology class! :P

I also heard that she was doing it for her three kids, but that doesn't excuse her lack of foresight. And plus, if you don't have much money, work overtime, don't go kill yourself in a stupid contest over a console.

don't go kill yourself in a stupid contest over a console.
That also goes back to her knowledge about her health. I acknowledge what you are saying though. Nintendo Wii is not worth that kind of physical suffering.
I meant that the kids must feel pretty crappy that their mom died for them.

And what exactly killed her. They probably were not told that depending on their age.

who says she felt it?
its not like you can gain expierence in dying..

No, but she must have, at least, been in alot of discomfort. At that point, she could have stopped.

And what exactly killed her. They probably were not told that depending on their age.

Paralysis caused when the potassium and sodium ion channels from the nerves to the muscle gets too diluted to function properly. Asphyxiation is a probable cause, but judging by her pain, I'd say cardiac arrest.

They fired 10 people from the radio station.

Does 10 people losing their job = a human soul?

Not at all but they have to put all the heat on somebody.

They fired 10 people from the radio station.

Does 10 people losing their job = a human soul?

No, but I think they had to fire a few extra to keep the family satisfied.

She died from water intoxication, not from holding her pee. ; ;

Paralysis caused when the potassium and sodium ion channels from the nerves to the muscle gets too diluted to function properly. Asphyxiation is a probable cause, but judging by her pain, I'd say cardiac arrest.

Nevertheless, her kids would probably grow up thinking their mom was either horribly stupid or clinically insane for doing such a thing to her own body.

Gilthanos is correct:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/04/BAGNSB576121.DTL

See the above article... A case that was exactly identical to this happened in a fraternity about two years ago. Instead of forcing pledges to drink endless amounts of alcohol, which clearly shows signs of sickening you/possibly killing you, they thought that using water would be safer, but still just as challenging. ...not to mention just as fucking idiotic, but that's beside the point. This case actually got a law passed that said if your greek organization was caught hazing, the president and the pledge brother/sister educators can be arrested and put in jail.

Now, this was a widely known case, at least in the world of greeks and most college students. If the radio station had decided to do any sort of research, they might have come across this. Let's not forget that the article said a nurse called into the station, warning them that the contest would be potentially life threatening. Those at the radio station are responsible for this woman's death. There were warning signs that they neglected to heed.

I'm not saying that Mrs. Strange (whatever her name is) isn't at fault, but highly doubt water intoxication is common knowledge. As with most things, people just dont' know their limits. If she saw the other contestants didn't look like they were about keel over, maybe she convinced herself she was simply exaggerating her own discomfort?

such a sad story :(

Gilthanos is correct:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/04/BAGNSB576121.DTL

See the above article... A case that was exactly identical to this happened in a fraternity about two years ago. Instead of forcing pledges to drink endless amounts of alcohol, which clearly shows signs of sickening you/possibly killing you, they thought that using water would be safer, but still just as challenging. ...not to mention just as fucking idiotic, but that's beside the point. This case actually got a law passed that said if your greek organization was caught hazing, the president and the pledge brother/sister educators can be arrested and put in jail.

Now, this was a widely known case, at least in the world of greeks and most college students. If the radio station had decided to do any sort of research, they might have come across this. Let's not forget that the article said a nurse called into the station, warning them that the contest would be potentially life threatening. Those at the radio station are responsible for this woman's death. There were warning signs that they neglected to heed.

I'm not saying that Mrs. Strange (whatever her name is) isn't at fault, but highly doubt water intoxication is common knowledge. As with most things, people just dont' know their limits. If she saw the other contestants didn't look like they were about keel over, maybe she convinced herself she was simply exaggerating her own discomfort?

Ethyl alcohol is a known poison.
And too much of anything is bad for you, and too much of things that are bad for you can kill you.
Mrs. Strange was at fault for her own death, since she clearly payed no heed to her bodily limits and voluntarily participated in such a crude stunt to the point of death.

And too much of anything is bad for you, and too much of things that are bad for you can kill you.

Yes, which is why the radio officials should have relayed the nurse's warning to the contestants when she called the station. No one can say if that would have made people stand up and leave, but at least feed people the proper information when you're in the charge of an event. It's called covering your ass and the radio officials didn't try to do that until after the fact.

Negligance doesn't equal innocence.

I never said that the radio officials didn't do their part to cover for themselves. But survival depends on you and what you have, if you don't have what it takes to keep yourself alive you deserve to die.

It takes the eye of the tiger to keep yourself alive.

People are dumb.

This woman drank 2 gallons of water.

idiot....

I do not think the radio station were at fault as much as the woman.
I am going to put into a really lame analogy.

It is like your friend daring you to do something totally stupid like go hit that guy in the face. If you follow through with it, that guy will come after you because the onus is on you to face consequence.
Sorry if that made no sense whatsoever.

God this reminds me of the news stories that pop up in Hitman: Blood Money. For those unfamiliar with it, after each mission you are presented with the cover of a newspaper where the headline story revolves around the hit you just completed. But there are other stories to be found on the cover, most of which are presented with an insanely twisted humour, and honest-to-god that article from IGN is a real-life reincarnation of one. How terrible.

I have never read a news story (actual or made-up) like that before. I guess it just goes to show you that the truth is often stranger then fiction, very sad indeed.

Purely her own fault. She is the one who decided that a Wii was worth the potential risks. If she was ignorant of such risks, it changes nothing.

What if someone choked to death in a hot dog eating contest? Would the hosts be responsible for that? I dont think the hosts should be responsible at all for anything.

In most cases, people trained to perform the Heimlich Maneuver are kept on hand for events like that. So yes, the hosts generally do take responsibility for the safety of contestants.

Hilarious for stupidity.

Wow... some people are REEAALLY stupid lol
I feel sorry for the person that died, yet... it was their own fault.

-_-;;
It's so hard for me to take death seriously -_-;;
(resists temptation to make stupid comment)

-_-;;
It's so hard for me to take death seriously -_-;;
(resists temptation to make stupid comment)

Great. Another stupid teen shitting things up.

Great. Another stupid teen shitting things up.

Might not be a teen, I once met a 30 year old who was the most childish and immature person I've ever known. Age sometimes doesn't define maturity sadly.

There was no need for that -_-;;
Ok, i said i was sorry for the person that died, although it was their own fault.
If you ask me that's gotta be the most idiotic person I've ever heard of.
Although those competition holders come close.

Our generation has been desensitized to violence and death. For some reason a majority of our generation can't take death seriously. Maybe coz of the movies or video games or just how we grew up, but in the end it's not our fault. I tried taking it seriously, but i just couldn't, so give me a break.

Majority of which generation? How old are you? Desensitized? Who do you mean by we? Where are the studies that prove this?

I feel no remorse for someone who forcefully altered their bladder's urination schedule just for a gaming console. Once again humanity has put themselves after technology.

And do you feel remorse for the kids she left behind? I'm not a very sensitive guy, but what you're saying goes beyond insensitive, two miles past Assholetown, and right into the slums of Cuntragton. Whether she was stupid or not, she didn't deserve to die like that.

And do you feel remorse for the kids she left behind? I'm not a very sensitive guy, but what you're saying goes beyond insensitive, two miles past Assholetown, and right into the slums of Cuntragton. Whether she was stupid or not, she didn't deserve to die like that.

Ditto.

And I sincerely hope that the majority of you never, EVER have to be in charge of any kind of event. Only God knows what kinds of tragedies would occur. Yes, she was foolish for drinking that much water, but the radio station cannot just wash their hands of it. It's frightening to see how many posters believe she is at fault and that's all there is to the story.

And do you feel remorse for the kids she left behind? I'm not a very sensitive guy, but what you're saying goes beyond insensitive, two miles past Assholetown, and right into the slums of Cuntragton. Whether she was stupid or not, she didn't deserve to die like that.

I feel sincerity for the kids she left behind of course, but I'm not going to feel bad for someone who delayed a natural process of life until she died for pure insanity. Look at it this way she tried to get her kids a Wii, and got them a funeral and a life filled with remorse. And I hold her kids accountable to some point either she was one awesome mom, or they drove her into eroding her bladder. Those kids wanted a Wii so badly, no they have no mom, they need to get their priorities in order, all things will come in time, rushing them just causes inevitable pain.

The mom didn't die from persuasive children.

Majority of which generation? How old are you? Desensitized? Who do you mean by we? Where are the studies that prove this?

1. The majority of my generation :P (Apparently known as generation Y (or 'why?' as some people say))

2. I'm 16

3.
Adjective: Desensitized
a) Make less sensitive
"desensitized to the allergen"; "desensitized photographic film is less sensitive to light"
b) Rendered emotionally insensitive
"a desensitized public indifferent to the violence in films"

4. I mean we as in my generation

5. And yes I believe there have been studies to prove this, and no i can't give you any links, quotes or any sort of confirmation of this. I'm not even positive if there were studies, I'm just using what i was told by several people (Including my parents who watch the news and read the newspaper etc.). Also, I find when i speak about death to most of my peers, they either find it funny, or don't really care.

That's kinda true what he's going on about. No one in our generation gives a shit about death. Though for me personally, that's cause I've gone through so much that death doesn't even seem bad anymore.

While I do agree that she was really dumb, it must be mentioned that the people running the contest are at least somewhat responsible. After all, by its very nature, the contest had people doing something that is known to be unhealthy and potentially fatal if carried to extremes. They ran with the idea based on nothing more than a funny concept without thinking it through properly, so they definitely deserve to lose their jobs over it and perhaps more, depending on whether it could be classified as criminal negligence.

And the local sheriff claimed that there were no grounds on which to press charges... sounds like the event planners already had their bribes paid out.

However, even if, by some technicality the state has no grounds on which to press charges, Nintendo does have grounds to sue.

I feel pity for the kids... Having to explain to people in the future why their mommy died. "Because she was stupid and held her piss for gaming console"

meh... after hearing the audio tape of what the radio guys were saying, yeah they were morons. But .. them being total ass clowns doesn't excuse the chick that died from this in the first place.

That story is kind of sad I can't help but feel sorry for her kids.

Please please M~C~P, do not add too much of what-has-already-been-said.

What it is, is just a senseless death. No console is worth dying for. And I wouldn't say our generation is desensitized to death. I'm only in my early 20s and I'm not. It depends on the person and their sense of reality. A lot of people think there's a reset button in life. There isn't... you get one crack at it so make everything you do count.

..just a senseless death.