Woman dies after station's water-drinking contest

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Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Jan-15-2007 01:00:

quote:
Originally posted by Theresa
Well bungee jumping without a cord is not bungee jumping. That's just committing suicide.

I think there is a clear difference between your example and what happened. When people drink water, it isn't apparently obvious that too much is lethal. This kind of contest ENCOURAGED people to drink too much, without much regard for the danger of water intoxication.

It's the same with alcohol drinking contests. It encourages alcohol poisoning.

People are competitive. People are dumb. When you put the two together, you get people dying. If I was trying to win something, the thought of drinking too much water probably wouldn't have crossed my mind either. Who conciously thinks of water as being a lethal substance when ingested?

Not knowing that drinking too much water will kill you is quite akin to not knowing that bungee jumping without a cord will kill you. It's common fucking knowledge that you can get water poisoning from drinking too much - it's obvious as fuck by the time your stomach fills up and you can feel that you've pushed yourself too far. Are you trying to say that she probably didn't have any warning signs when she downed her 2nd gallon? She didn't feel as though something was wrong before it was time for her to stop?

My only sympathies go out to her children, who are left motherless because their mother was a fucking idiot who indulged in the destructive waste of a disgusting volume of water. She made her own choices, regardless of whether or not a radio station of all things encouraged her to.

If there's any "authority" to blame here (besides the woman who took it upon herself to commit hydro-suicide) it's the fucked up overindulgence of our bourgeoisie western society that allows for people to so gluttonously indulge themselves in drinking too much water for recreational purposes. And even that's not very convincing.

Posted by Lilith on Jan-15-2007 01:05:

More evidence console gamers never where very smart

Posted by Silky Johnson on Jan-15-2007 01:07:

quote:
Originally posted by medinaM5
H2OWNED

Posted by Clovis on Jan-15-2007 01:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
Not knowing that drinking too much water will kill you is quite akin to not knowing that bungee jumping without a cord will kill you. It's common fucking knowledge that you can get water poisoning from drinking too much - it's obvious as fuck by the time your stomach fills up and you can feel that you've pushed yourself too far. Are you trying to say that she probably didn't have any warning signs when she downed her 2nd gallon? She didn't feel as though something was wrong before it was time for her to stop?

My only sympathies go out to her children, who are left motherless because their mother was a fucking idiot who indulged in the destructive waste of a disgusting volume of water. She made her own choices, regardless of whether or not a radio station of all things encouraged her to.

If there's any "authority" to blame here (besides the woman who took it upon herself to commit hydro-suicide) it's the fucked up overindulgence of our bourgeoisie western society that allows for people to so gluttonously indulge themselves in drinking too much water for recreational purposes. And even that's not very convincing.

Pretty much a +1

This is such a great country...you can drown yourself on a radio station contest but DONT EAT DRUGS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

Posted by Zenchowdah on Jan-15-2007 01:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Lilith
More evidence console gamers never where very smart

yeah...

Posted by jonSun on Jan-15-2007 01:56:

quote:
Originally posted by Jackson
Hmmm...Strange....

Posted by MeLLyMeL on Jan-15-2007 02:21:

haha holy crap that sucks.

I totally would have a done it for Wii !

I want one to play for a total of 10 mins then get bored cuz I suck at video games

Posted by Rodrico on Jan-15-2007 02:26:

quote:
Originally posted by Lilith
More evidence console gamers never where very smart

lol

Posted by Omega_M on Jan-15-2007 02:26:

Posted by Frenchie on Jan-15-2007 02:28:

Orly?

Posted by Omega_M on Jan-15-2007 02:29:

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Originally posted by Frenchie
Orly?

you should give it a try.

Posted by EXTREMUM on Jan-15-2007 02:35:

Water intoxication - no such thing.

What happened, is that she was complaining that her head was hurting very badly. Meaning, her brain most likely was swollen from drinking too much water. Teh brain swelling added pressure to the brain against the skull, which possibly resulted in massive hemmoraging.

Posted by Frenchie on Jan-15-2007 02:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_M
you should give it a try.

SWeet. I shall.
I'll even send before and after pics.

Posted by Lunar Phase 7 on Jan-15-2007 04:13:

quote:
Originally posted by EXTREMUM
Water intoxication - no such thing.

What happened, is that she was complaining that her head was hurting very badly. Meaning, her brain most likely was swollen from drinking too much water. Teh brain swelling added pressure to the brain against the skull, which possibly resulted in massive hemmoraging.

Plus one, water toxic in large doses?

Gimme a fucking break.

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Jan-15-2007 04:16:

quote:
Originally posted by EXTREMUM
Water intoxication - no such thing.

What happened, is that she was complaining that her head was hurting very badly. Meaning, her brain most likely was swollen from drinking too much water. Teh brain swelling added pressure to the brain against the skull, which possibly resulted in massive hemmoraging.

quote:
Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
Plus one, water toxic in large doses?

Gimme a fucking break.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponatremia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

Posted by Clovis on Jan-15-2007 04:20:

quote:
Originally posted by Lunar Phase 7
Plus one, water toxic in large doses?

Gimme a fucking break.

hyponatremia

Posted by Ygrene on Jan-15-2007 04:20:

quote:
Originally posted by EXTREMUM
Water intoxication - no such thing.

No, it's true. There is such a thing as water intoxication. The brain (and other tissues) swelling is a symptom of it.

Drinking all that water shifts the osmotic balance in the body, causing cells to expand and rupture or to simply stop working.

EDIT:

lol im late

Posted by Fast Turtle on Jan-15-2007 05:33:

Capitalist karma.

Posted by Lunar Phase 7 on Jan-15-2007 05:58:

C'mon guys, gimme a fucking break.

Posted by enferno on Jan-15-2007 06:15:

i know this girls brother in law!

he works at a paintball field in rancho murieta

Posted by PhaseFour on Jan-15-2007 07:10:

THATS MY CITY!!!

actually i was listening to this show on the way to class...what a sad story

Posted by bigjimslade002 on Jan-15-2007 15:13:

quote:
Originally posted by Ygrene
No, it's true. There is such a thing as water intoxication. The brain (and other tissues) swelling is a symptom of it.

EDIT:

lol im late

but still right. ask any ecstasy user:

http://www.urban75.com/Drugs/drugxtc1.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Betts

Posted by DarkAngel on Jan-15-2007 17:15:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_M
This is what came up when I searched for water owned.

My GOD, thanks for that.

Posted by Sunsnail on Jan-15-2007 17:28:

Water intoxication is real. I made a thread about it a few days ago actually.

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