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It's the radio station that should be sued, not the big N.]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/These extreme contests look like the next best thing for radio and tv execs until someone dies. Then they come with bs stories. I wonder how many others who particpated will End the same. ]]>Jan 14th 2007 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 18th 2007 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
Nice one Matt. You don’t come off like an Assh*le at all.
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February 4, 2005, "Fraternity pledge died of water poisoning
Forced drinking can disastrously dilute blood's salt content" (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/04/BAGNSB576121.DTL)]]>Jan 14th 2007 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
If she didn't sign a waiver, I rule in favor of the plaintiffs.]]>Jan 14th 2007 4:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 6:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 17th 2007 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
"water intoxication, wherein the body's electrolyte levels are dangerously unbalanced due to a rapid intake of the seemingly harmless liquid."]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Strange death for wii.]]>Jan 14th 2007 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/There was a famous case in the UK where a novice Ecstasy user (her name was Leah Betts) consumed a vast amount of water, convinced she was going to die of dehydration. She died of organ failure from too much water...]]>Jan 14th 2007 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
This is terrible, someone at that station is going DOWN. Who the hell allowed this!? ]]>Jan 14th 2007 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
Ah, corporate pop radio stations. The 13-year-old boys locker rooms of the music industry. How I will not miss thee. And how fitting that the end begins with The End.]]>Jan 14th 2007 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
Her brain basically suffocated due to lack of oxygen in her watered-down blood. That would seem like an incredibly painful, and sad, way to go. ]]>Jan 14th 2007 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/]]>Jan 15th 2007 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
did she win the console? since she never took a wii?]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
The radio station should have done it's homework and/or ran this idea by a doctor.]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.dhmo.org/

(for the clueless: http://www.snopes.com/science/dhmo.asp )]]>Jan 14th 2007 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_Monoxide

"The water molecule has the chemical formula H2O, meaning each molecule of water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.

Literally, the term "dihydrogen monoxide" means "two hydrogen, one oxygen", consistent with its molecular formula: the prefix di in dihydrogen means "two", the prefix mono in monoxide means "one", and an oxide is a compound that contains one or more oxygen atoms. However, in actual chemical terms, such numeric prefixes are only used for certain compounds. For instance, H2S is simply called hydrogen sulfide, though the name dihydrogen sulfide is also still commonly used both in industry and in universities. Li2O is dilithium oxide. Dilithium monoxide and lithium oxide are also common and acceptable names for Li2O.

Still, "dihydrogen monoxide", is simply a chemical term for water, but sounds dangerous to those who do not understand the name. The term monoxide, despite its systematic origin, has negative connotations due to its association with the highly toxic carbon monoxide. The mono- prefix is usually only applied in cases where there are two or more possible oxide compounds, such as the case with carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, and silicon monoxide and silicon dioxide.

Water has a regular scientific or systematic name of hydrogen oxide, as well as an alkali name of hydrogen hydroxide and several acid names such as hydroxic acid, hydroxylic acid, and hydroxilic acid. Incidentally, the term "hydroxyl acid" used in the original hoax is slightly incorrect, as it does not follow convention.

Water is not a chemical name under any recognized nomenclature, nor is it international. It also is not the term normally used for the solid or gaseous forms. Under the 2005 revisions of IUPAC nomenclature of inorganic chemistry, there is no single correct name for every compound, and water is one acceptable name for this compound. Additional names of μ-oxido dihydrogen and oxidane have been developed for this compound."]]>Jan 17th 2007 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
And if any radio station *did* have such an irresponsible contest, they'd be sued out of business. So I hope that's what happens here.

And Jesus, what the kids must be going through right now. REALLY sucks for them; their mom died trying to win them a video game system. Try to live with *that* for the rest of your life.
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what the hell is wrong with you? this isn't funny.. it's tragic, and you respond with "lol." seriously, what the hell?]]>Jan 14th 2007 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
Folks generally don't know that you can OD on water. It is not common knowledge. The same cannot be said for alcohol. This was a tragic accident born of ignorance on all involved.]]>Jan 14th 2007 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 5:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
I can't imagine how awful her kids will feel each time they remember how she died...]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
I hope the family is compensated so well they put an end to these stupid radio station promotions. I bet if someone did a study of death by radio promotion you would all be shocked.

FiniFinito]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/-----------
You mean brain death from the egotistical clueless DJs, so-called "music" and irritating ads? I think the figure is in the millions...]]>Jan 14th 2007 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
Keyword: Gym

Exercise & sweating create a need to restore water to the body.

And no, it's not "bad water".

"A person with two healthy kidneys can excrete about 1.5 litres of water per hour at maximum filtration (other studies find the limit to be as little as 0.9L/h [2]). Consuming as little as 1.8 litres of water in a single sitting may prove fatal for a person adhering to a low-sodium diet, or 3 litres for a person on a normal diet."
]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
I pity those who are so disconnected from the real world, protected by their seemingly impenetrable bubble .... unable to feel or respond to human loss.


What a sad world we live in.]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
How many people know that too much water can kill? I bet 99% dont. So while this is tragic, and I DO believe that her family should be compensated, I DO NOT believe there should be any criminal charges against the DJ's or the station.

Secondly, EvilFixx... I hope you're kidding about nintendo being to blame in any way shape or form. If you are serious, you should seek mental help because that kind of thinking implies that you are severely retarded.

Thirdly, to all the insensitive assholes making jokes, I wish you could feel 1/10th the pain those kids are feeling right now. Maybe you'd change your tune, but that would mean you have some sort of conscience which I am seriously doubting. I Hope you enjoy eternity burning in hell! Bring marshmallows!!! ;)]]>Jan 14th 2007 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://endonline.com/station_content/email_station.php]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
@mac user :: you are an idiot.]]>Jan 15th 2007 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 14th 2007 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/i just went to traget and saw them in stock!]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
People have to accept responsibility for their own actions too.

Like the old saying my mom would tell me when I said "but all the kids are doing it (ie some silly kid activity)"

"If everyone jumped off a cliff - would you too?"]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/
any everyone else rolling their eyes over this. Get this through you damn head. People on average DO NOT know that you can die from drinking too much water. We aren't talking a Darwin award here. We aren't talking about knowing that gas is explosive. That alcohol can impair your ability to drive. Ir even that using a sledge hammer on a RPG to see what's inside might not be the smartest move.
Its fucking water after all. Shit. How many of you know how much caffeine it takes to OD? Anyone? Just about anything can kill you. The problem is knowing that and knowing how much it takes to kill you.]]>Jan 14th 2007 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/14/woman-dies-trying-to-win-a-wii/Jan 15th 2007 6:10AM