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Thai man dies playing video game

A Thai video game addict died in front of his computer after a string of marathon all-night sessions, police said Thursday.

A laptop is seen in Bangkok. A Thai video game addict died in front of his computer after a string of marathon all-night sessions, police said Thursday.

The body of the 24-year-old man was found slumped in his chair in his room in Samut Songkhram province southwest of Bangkok, according to authorities.

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  • rick

    Discussion 2 : 23 Nov 2012 at 17.462

    I know of someone who died during fishing. I think he was a fishing-addict. Maybe fishing rods should bare labels as hazardous material ( like cigarettes).
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  • bkk-farang

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    Discussion 1 : 23 Nov 2012 at 13.361

    “A Thai video game addict died in front of his computer after a string of marathon all-night sessions, police said Thursday.”
    Before anyone comes to the conclusion that this is a reason to ban video games: How many people died while running a marathon? Should we now ban marathons to protect the people?

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