I knew that Wii sounds a little too much like Ouija. It is a scary game that will only lead its users to a certain and untimely death. That is why I have not yet played. I am sure that you all have seen this, but if not this is from the AP:
A 28-year-old woman died of water intoxication after taking part in a radio station's water drinking contest to win a Nintendo Wii video game system, the coroner's office said.
Assistant Sacramento County Coroner Ed Smith said Saturday a preliminary investigation found evidence "consistent with a water intoxication death."
Jennifer Strange's mother found her daughter's body at her home Friday in the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova, California, after Strange called her supervisor at her job to say she was heading home in terrible pain.
"She said to one of our supervisors that she was on her way home and her head was hurting her real bad," said Laura Rios, one of Strange's coworkers at Radiological Associates of Sacramento. "She was crying and that was the last that anyone had heard from her."
Earlier Friday, Strange took part in a contest at radio station KDND 107.9 in which participants competed to see how much water they could drink without going to the bathroom.
Initially, contestants were handed eight-ounce bottles of water to drink every 15 minutes.
"They were small little half-pint bottles, so we thought it was going to be easy," said fellow contestant James Year of Woodland, California. "They told us if you don't feel like you can do this, don't put your health at risk."
Ybarra said he quit after drinking five bottles. "My bladder couldn't handle it anymore," he added.
After he quit, he said, the remaining contestants, including Strange, were given even bigger bottles to drink.
"I was talking to her and she was a nice lady," Ybarra said. "She was telling me about her family and her three kids and how she was doing it for kids."
The winner of the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest was promised a Nintendo Wii video game system.
John Geary, vice president and marketing manager for Entercom Sacramento, the station's owner, said station personnel were stunned when they heard of Strange's death.
"We are awaiting information that will help explain how this tragic event occurred," he said.
~Gassy
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That's a STRANGE way to go. HAhahaha. Seriously, though. The only party at fault is her. I'm not going out like that. I'm probably going to die the Terminator: lowered down into a pool of industrial lava goo. Either that or I'll choke on my own radness.
Dang, how much water did she drink? Somebody needs to quickly tell me if it's possible to die of Diet Coke intoxication, cuz if so I'm in big trouble.
I don't think it is, but water intoxication is real. Just ask the Chief. Choking on radness is real too, just ask Bon Scott.
eww...I bet she makes a scary looking ghost.
Screw that.
At UPS they would warn against drinking too much water. Hyperhydration. I'm sure if you drank enough diet coke you could die of that, too. Or at least get AIDS.
CB, you are full of it. I don't for a second believe that you can die of hyperhydration from drinking too much dc. But everyone knows that drinking too much dc is a surefire way to get the hiv.
The problem with water intoxication is that is dilutes the body's sodium (hyponatremia). All of the cells in your body need sodium or they cannot function. If you drink too much water, the sodium will leave the cells in your body to try and create proper electrolyte balance and when all the sodium to depleted in your cells they will shrivel and cease to work. In essence, any fluid that cannot maintain your electrolyte balance could kill you.
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