Cybercafe 'resident' dies at his screen

mimo2005 · 06-03-2006, 09:47 PM

Cybercafe 'resident' dies at his screen

Taipei (dpa) - A Taiwanese jobless man died after spending three months in an Internet cafe, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Hsu Tai-yang, 37, entered the RS Cyber Cafe at Tamsui outside Taipei on March 8 and never left, the China TImes said. He died in his seat on Monday after complaining he could not breathe, the report said.

Doctors said he died from heart failure, probably as a result of fatigue, lack of sleep and inhaling the smoke-filled air.

The cafe owner said that in the past three months, Hsu had played video games, ate instant noodles, smoked and chewed betel nuts, the newspaper said.

Hsu did not get along with his wife, so he did not want to go home, the report said.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_....php?id=100870

ps : 3 months in an internet cafe....geez.

**K-B** · 06-04-2006, 04:12 AM

where did he get money? what a freak

sinclair_tm · 06-04-2006, 11:20 PM

now they'll have to post warnings out side stating that prolonged exposure can lead to death.

bry623 · 06-05-2006, 09:18 AM

But it was to get away from his wife.......

**gamerman0203** · 06-05-2006, 10:28 AM

"Warning: Becoming a 'resident' of this cafe could have certain health risks. Consult your doctor to make sure our Cafe is right for you. Do not enter our cafe if you are currently unemployed, having marrital problems, having health problems, plan on eating nuts the whole time, and want to play video games for a long period of time as these can result in death."

ebackhus · 06-05-2006, 02:50 PM

Shouldn't the cafe owner be partially responsible?

**Glaswegian** · 06-05-2006, 03:37 PM

The wife's revenge - she could sue the cafe owner!

nightwish · 06-05-2006, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamerman0203

"Warning: Becoming a 'resident' of this cafe could have certain health risks. Consult your doctor to make sure our Cafe is right for you. Do not enter our cafe if you are currently unemployed, having marrital problems, having health problems, plan on eating nuts the whole time, and want to play video games for a long period of time as these can result in death."

i like that thats rather funny

06-03-2006, 09:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Cybercafe 'resident' dies at his screen Cybercafe 'resident' dies at his screen Taipei (dpa) - A Taiwanese jobless man died after spending three months in an Internet cafe, a newspaper reported Saturday. Hsu Tai-yang, 37, entered the RS Cyber Cafe at Tamsui outside Taipei on March 8 and never left, the China TImes said. He died in his seat on Monday after complaining he could not breathe, the report said. Doctors said he died from heart failure, probably as a result of fatigue, lack of sleep and inhaling the smoke-filled air. The cafe owner said that in the past three months, Hsu had played video games, ate instant noodles, smoked and chewed betel nuts, the newspaper said. Hsu did not get along with his wife, so he did not want to go home, the report said. http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_....php?id=100870 ps : 3 months in an internet cafe....geez. __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

06-04-2006, 04:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
K-B Mod. Linux, Wrench Turner Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,881 OS: Vista, Ubuntu My System	where did he get money? what a freak __________________

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