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Shocking: teenager knocked unconscious trying to cool Xbox 360

Posted Aug 21, 2007 at 5:13PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: Microsoft
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RIP 360 - Image 1This story is a classic example why anyone shouldn't submerge live wires under water. A 14 year old teenager from Brevard, North Carolina was found unconscious after a futile attempt to save his Xbox 360.

His mom was around to see him having troubles with the Microsoft next-gen console, claiming it turns off after every 5 minutes. When she left to visit neighbors next door, the young guy found suggestions online on how to fix his suffering box. He then wrapped the power supply with plastic, dropped it to a pan of water, before knocking himself unconscious.

“When I left to go next door he was playing a game but when I got back he was laying on his back on the floor and unconscious,” the boy's mother said.

Fortunately, he recovered even before the paramedics arrived. Poor guy didn't get to play after all, and was left contemplating in the Transylvania Community Hospital. As for the image to the right, well, the Xbox 360 wasn't as fortunate as the boy.

Via Fun Tech Talk



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# PossibleGuest 2007-08-21 18:32
Somewhat likely, but I think that I'm smelling a law suit on Microsofts way.

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# OOO NOzzzzzzzzGuest 2007-08-21 18:35
hahahahahahah singing* what is love baby dont hurt me, dont hurt me no more......



MS come clean until somebody dies. SIKE!!! no matter if a 360 burned down a hospital/ homeless center/orphange/ sperm donor multiplex they still wouldnt give a F*CK.

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# ...Guest 2007-08-21 18:37
I stuck a knife in a power point when I was 5. How someone at 14 years of age could do something stupider than that is beyond me.

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# ...Guest 2007-08-21 18:40
Eh, no.



"He then wrapped the power supply with plastic, dropped it to a pan of water, before knocking himself unconscious."



The case would get laughed out of court.

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# lolGuest 2007-08-21 18:47
lol

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# This timesGuest 2007-08-21 19:00
Ah the stupidty, Times like this makes me feel ashamed to be an American.

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# American Fools...Guest 2007-08-21 21:09
You ought to be ashamed of being an American Citizen....your poor gramar and use of english shames me....

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# lolZeRoJRG 2007-08-21 22:50
"gramar" eh? nice one jackass

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# No._F1 2007-08-21 23:33
How is this even vaguely Microsoft's fault?

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# wtf!Guest 2007-08-22 00:33
y did i even waste 10 seconds of my life 2 read dis.

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# problem solvedGuest 2007-08-22 02:50
apparently he wasnt the sharpest tool in the shed.. but with the massive brain cell lose he received he awoke speaking the praises of Blu-ray technology... he has to go to a special school that has padded corners on all of the sharp corners but he is very happy with his ps3. a happy ending

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# OKAaaaaaaaaaYGuest 2007-08-22 02:51
Wouldn't that be more of the electricity's fault? I think I smell a lawsuit coming to Dominion Power Company!



You idiot!









I hear car companies are going to be sued for making things that can kill other people (as in when you run over them).





Also in the news (i guess in your insane world), your Mom is sueing Black + Decker for creating a saw that cut off your f*cking finger!









I HATE STUPID PEOPLE!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

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# Transylvania Community Hospital eh?Guest 2007-08-22 03:20
he's a freaken vampire!

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# kill yourselfGuest 2007-08-22 05:15
massive fail at life

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# "How is this even vaguely Microsoft's fault?"StickyGears 2007-08-22 07:49
Well, the public eye would be quick to note that MS has some serious hardware failures and that consumers have to go above and beyond to try and correct it themselves. Being that the hardware is also marketed to children you could easily see why this is a growing problem and very well could result in a lawsuit on part of MS' neglect.

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# Just shows that PS3's are betterGuest 2007-08-22 08:26
PS3 rule

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# ;LGuest 2007-08-22 08:42
whawt a shame, even if i tried to silicon the bag-up, more than likely it would still leak ...

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# Response to StickyGearsGuest 2007-08-22 09:04
That's like saying if a certain car's starter is known to be faulty, it would be the car manufacturers problem if someone pushed it down a hill to use it and couldn't stop the car because they had no power breaks.



Or, the solution to using the newer electronics that run hot is to use the electronic device under water to keep it cool, could you really blame the electronics manufacturer?



"Well your honor, my clients hair dryer overheated and would not turn on, so he filled up the sink and dropped it in to cool it off. Who would have thunk that doing something like that was a bad idea? So we are sueing Vidal Sasoon for making a hair dryer that got too hot."



I don't think so, not even close. If you could sue a company for your own stupidity, this country would be full of stupid rich people while all the smart people would be broke. Nothing would ever get invented or done, and our society as we know it would collapse.

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# the boy was dumb to som extent but more naivena2rul 2007-08-22 09:12
but 360 owners were probably dumb as well, if not dumber.



Y? Coz they were the 1s to even come up with the idea hence the website the boy used to seek advice for.



giv the boy a break, he didnt come up wit the idea

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# dumb ideaGuest 2007-08-22 10:40
just because you read something on the internet does not make it true... can you imagine there are actually sites out there that just post bs to get their post count up.

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# Who you calling stupidGuest 2007-08-22 10:56
Are you kidding me?



It wasn't suggested to dump the power source in water while using the xbox360! He read that the issue with the 360s not working is related to overheating. So he thought, water will cool it. Do you honestly believe that anyone would put a serious suggestion to dump the 360's powersource in water to keep it cool.



Use your head, man.

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# Listen up QJ bloggersMGSROCKS1 2007-08-22 11:31
Please make a stupidpeople.qj.net or something. What does this have to do with upcoming games? I don't care if the stupid 14 year old teenager tried knocked himself (how sad is that?) out. Please QJ bloggers stop posting random stuff just to get paid.

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# Xbox Owners are stupidGuest 2007-08-22 11:40
This means Xbox 360 owners are stupid. Atleast you PS3 owners are smart.

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# you do know that wouldnt shock you right?Guest 2007-08-22 12:18
you wouldnt get hurt at all you can stick anything in a socket and you wont get shocked. you need to complete the cicuit but sticking something in both sides.

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# better save ur $Guest 2007-08-22 12:24
go get a ps3 dumb*****

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# stupid peopleGuest 2007-08-22 13:05
and you do know that anything touching ground and a live line will shock you. 2 pronged outlets have no ground while 3 prong supplies its own ground. anything touching one of the longer holes in either outlet would shock you if you are touching ground.

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# Nuff saidGuest 2007-08-22 13:08
Nuff said.

I mean he was retarded enough to buy an Xbox 360 in the first place... What do you expect? this doesn't surprise me at all.

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# ROFLGuest 2007-08-22 13:37
i dunno, you must be blind. Dumb ass people sue smart people all the time and win. People take advantage of the loopholes we have in the law, and we all are going down as a nation. Remember McDonalds and the fat kid? What about Sony and the company who "made" the rumble technology? How about Apple getting sued for "copying" the onscreen keyboard for their iPhone? I can't wait to hear about how a vibrator's going to shock someone for misappropriate use. PWNT

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# LOLGuest 2007-08-22 13:42
How funny. You bag on Americans but at the same time, you only wish your nation would have the same power and respect that our nation holds. Not only that, "The American black man is the most copied man on the face of this earth." -Paul Mooney

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# LOLGuest 2007-08-22 13:48
Just because you have that kind of "common sense" doesn't mean the majority of XBlowx711 community has the same kind of "knowledge". No doubt, he went to an XBlowx711 site and asked for help and he got it form the XBlowx711 community. SO, he was resourceful to a certain extent and did what he felt was the right thing in his head. At the age of 14, he is smart enough to do so. LOL, the end result only proves that majority of XBlowx711 gamers are indeed kids who have a lack of "common knowledge". Thank god those "Proud American" kids haven't messed the PS3 scene, which is comprised of mostly "mature gamers". LMAO

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# HAHAHAHAGuest 2007-08-22 13:53
Well...the PS3 is developed and manufactured in Japan. The XBlowx711 was developed in the US and manufactured in China. ROFL, it was only a matter of time, noobs.

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# MORONGuest 2007-08-22 14:53
What a *****in moron!!!!! that kid deserves to be shot for being such a dumb*****! he mustve been a blonde kid

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# stupidiyGuest 2007-08-22 15:11
I love stupid people, they make for good reading ^_^

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# RetardGuest 2007-08-22 18:25
(sigh).....Retard

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# U-R-AGuest 2007-08-22 18:27
(sigh).....Retard

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# Replying to I dunno...Guest 2007-08-23 03:35
You said, "Who would have thunk that doing something like that was a bad idea?" Man, thunk is not a word! :)

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# Hey guysStealth! 2007-08-23 04:51
The person who got unconscious was MCS its true, he finally got RRoD haha.

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# To StickyGearsGuest 2007-08-23 14:37
So if my Bosch Alternator in my car broke again i should file a lawsuit against Volkswagen? Hmm so if my tires got slashed again i should file a lawsuit against Volkswagen? I dont see the sense.

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# yepGuest 2007-08-29 06:00
you can stick a ps3 in water and it won't shock you...haha

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