Woman dies in Wii contest

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Big C

didnt know it was possible to die by drinking too much water. very strange. and drinking nearly 2 gallons of water isnt THAT much, i wonder how fast it was taken though

It actually happens a lot. What happens is that your cells basically drown because they can't absorb all of the water. When you drown in the ocean (or your bathtub), you're not dead because you were IN the water, you die because too much water is in YOU.

It was stupid to enter a contest like that, especially with kids...but it was equally stupid to host the thing.

No one on either side did any thinking in this situation.