Woman dies after...

[Special K]

Originally posted by: cubby1223

Originally posted by: dxkj
How can regular eating contest not kill people then? I imagine there is a shitload of salt in hot dogs or brats or other foods

I'd assume because there are time limits to eating contests, and I'd think some of the people probably purposely throw up afterwards.

Water intoxication is a problem because it lowers your sodium, not because it raises it.

 

[talyn00]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004

Originally posted by: Shawn
This can happen to people who drink too much water after a marathon too. That's why you are supposed to drink gatorade.

Correction ... drink sugar water

how does sugar water help? i thought you'd need some sodium too

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: chris7b
A nominee for the Darwin award...

I disagree. Many, many people do not know that drinking too much water can be fatal. She thought she was doing something that was perfectly safe.

 

[djheater]

The radio station has a responsibility to ensure that the activity is safe. Just as fear factor isn't serving participants fatal foods.

The station should have made sure that what they were doing wasn't a dangerous activity.

There are a lot of people who don't know that water can be toxic in large doses, and while I agree that the whole situation is incredibly, tragically, stupid, her family does have grounds to sue.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: chris7b
A nominee for the Darwin award...

I disagree. Many, many people do not know that drinking too much water can be fatal. She thought she was doing something that was perfectly safe.

Darwin Awards don't work that way.

 

[0roo0roo]

long distance runners and bikers are at risk,, drinking cup after cup. really retarded contest.

 

[dbk]

Did she sign any waiver?

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

Originally posted by: djheater
The radio station has a responsibility to ensure that the activity is safe. Just as fear factor isn't serving participants fatal foods.

The station should have made sure that what they were doing wasn't a dangerous activity.

There are a lot of people who don't know that water can be toxic in large doses, and while I agree that the whole situation is incredibly, tragically, stupid, her family does have grounds to sue.

While it is certainly a stupid contest, the woman is still at least partially at fault for participating in an activity that is known to be dangerous. Her lack of awareness does not make her free from responsibility.

 

[pennylane]

Time to sue.

 

[Freshgeardude]

fvcking retarded radio station and woman. GO TO THE BATHROOM after she won.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: KLin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

Stupid contest.

Similar thing happens when you "OD" on extacy. E makes you feel really warm, you drink water and anything else you can get your hands on to cool off and end up flushing out electrolytes.

 

[Mday]

1 - the radio station and promoters can be liable if the contestants were not properly informed, even if they signed waivers
2 - peeing does not help, you can't pee it all out
3 - it takes A LOT of water for someone to get water poisoning

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: dbk
Did she sign any waiver?

Should she need to?

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf

Originally posted by: djheater
The radio station has a responsibility to ensure that the activity is safe. Just as fear factor isn't serving participants fatal foods.

The station should have made sure that what they were doing wasn't a dangerous activity.

There are a lot of people who don't know that water can be toxic in large doses, and while I agree that the whole situation is incredibly, tragically, stupid, her family does have grounds to sue.

While it is certainly a stupid contest, the woman is still at least partially at fault for participating in an activity that is known to be dangerous. Her lack of awareness does not make her free from responsibility.

If were an obviously dangerous thing, like bungee jumping, I would agree with you. However, many, probably most, people don't know that drinking a lot of water is dangerous. The family's lawyers will argue that she entered the contest in good faith and placed her safety in the hands of the organizers, who should have known that it was dangerous and controlled the contest so that it was not.

 

[Aharami]

i can see them getting sued out of business for this

 

[DrPizza]

whoa.. I never knew you could drink enough water at one time and it be fatal...

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: Aharami
i can see them getting sued out of business for this

See, that's what I just don't understand. Nobody FORCED her to do it. She did it of her own free will. Somehow the radio station is supposed to be responsible for her health if she decides to be irresponsible? That's BS.

 

[renaldoriggs]

Originally posted by: freshgeardude
fvcking retarded radio station and woman. GO TO THE BATHROOM after she won.

Are you really that clueless?

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Citrix
but im on the fence if a lawsuit is justified. the lady participated on her own free will but on the other hand if the radio station didnt have such a stupid dangerous contest she would not have died....

a jury should get to decide.

 

[aidanjm]

I doubt this mother wanted the device for herself, she was probably trying to win it for her kids.

 

[ColdFusion718]

Originally posted by: freshgeardude
fvcking retarded radio station and woman. GO TO THE BATHROOM after she won.

Dude, a woman just died leaving 3 kids without a mother. How about some empathy or were you not loved while growing up? Sheesh!

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: chris7b
A nominee for the Darwin award...

 

[imported_Tick]

What's next, a vinegar drinking contest?

 

[udonoogen]

i think i drank about 12 pints of water once because i lost in a game of texas hold'em. the deal was i couldnt go pee for 30 minutes. worst 30 minutes evar. i didn't realize it was dangerous. i also peed like every hour that night.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: Astaroth33

Originally posted by: chris7b
A nominee for the Darwin award...

I disagree. Many, many people do not know that drinking too much water can be fatal. She thought she was doing something that was perfectly safe.

Darwin Awards don't work that way.

Plus she already bred.