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Boy Nearly Killed Trying To Cool Xbox 360

xbox-scene.com — ..The boy had taken the power supply and wrapped it in plastic and tape. In an attempt to cool it off, he submerged it into a pan of water with the cord still plugged in.

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  • Viper323, on 10/10/2007, -11/+463Wow... just, wow. I'm not going to say what I want to say because it will only make me look like a heartless bastard...
  • nobiology, on 10/10/2007, -4/+324Darwin will get you next time kid, beware!
  • hawkspur, on 10/10/2007, -3/+293There aren't any lifeguards for the gene pool for a reason.
  • Akaji, on 10/10/2007, -9/+284Nah, the kid gets what he deserves for being a moron. I suspect it won't be many more years until he's up for a Darwin Award.
  • saggygrandma, on 10/10/2007, -2/+209omg he is 14, I was expecting like an 8 year old when I read it....
  • HailfireX, on 10/10/2007, -8/+190"He was taken to the Transylvania Community Hospital in Brevard where he spent the night."

    Who treated him? Dr. Acula?
  • LotusWolf, on 10/10/2007, -3/+162i agree. at 14 every child (let alone a boy) should know not to mess with electricity and water.
  • graemee, on 10/10/2007, -3/+142Probably uses a knife to dig the toast out of the toaster too. Well he's a lucky kid, this time.
  • airwalkery2k, on 10/10/2007, -5/+104Proof that video games kill. Oh my god, Jack Thompson was right!
  • jeffeb3, on 10/10/2007, -0/+95he should have used Brawndo, it's got what PSU's need, It's got electrolytes.
  • DiggsOnlyJew, on 10/10/2007, -4/+75I saw a pigeon this morning...
  • blackmage439, on 10/10/2007, -0/+71Viper, everyone's thinking the same thing. Except for the 40-some-odd mothers who scream at Microsoft, "UR XBOX NEARLY KILLED MY BOY!!1!111!!! LAWSUIT! LAWSUIT!!!!111!1!!"
  • RobN, on 10/10/2007, -0/+67The sad thing is, the mothers would probably win. After all, I've never seen a power supply that says "Do not put this in water, even if you did wrap it in plastic wrap and tape first" -- have you? Next it will be "Warning: Power supply not fit for human consumption." Some day they're going to have to release each and every product with a 500-page warning booklet, telling you all the ways that anyone has or could hurt themselves with the product -- and a flyer to warn you not to drop the 500-page warning booklet on your toe.
  • darkmagus, on 10/10/2007, -6/+70meh, the gene pool needs a little cleansing.
  • Leiterfluid, on 10/10/2007, -1/+55They're famous for their blood bank!

    Bleah! Bleah!
  • cello, on 10/10/2007, -0/+53The kid must've overheard someone talking about "water cooling" ...
  • jmhyer51, on 10/10/2007, -5/+54You're a moron

    /notsarcasm
  • chubbybubba, on 10/10/2007, -1/+47In all seriousness, this kid could have gained incredible xbox 360 powers!
  • MWeather, on 10/10/2007, -6/+50That would explain why he didn't know what to do with a huge, overheating external power supply.
  • TomGreen83, on 10/10/2007, -2/+45oops... here's the link to the full story:
    http://www.funtechtalk.com/boy-nearly-killed-trying-to-cool-xbox-360/
  • Piedramente, on 10/10/2007, -1/+40Dunking electronics while plugged in is dangerous!!

    News at 11.
  • DocHoliday22, on 10/10/2007, -0/+39"While his mother was away" - This line is usually reserved for 5-year-olds, but I guess some mothers do have them...
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+38Come on kid, no need to Bioshock yourself, the game was only 2 days away.
  • chris4404, on 10/10/2007, -14/+51Titles kinda misleading, makes it sound like the 360 is to blame.
  • mrASSMAN, on 10/10/2007, -0/+37The adapter has a built-in cooler. It has a fan that intakes air and blows it across the brick out the other side. Wrapping plastic around it was incredibly stupid. (not to mention placing it in water)
  • socomoddjob, on 10/10/2007, -2/+35.....should have used oil instead of water.....
  • doctechnical, on 10/10/2007, -0/+33Of course if some part of the power supply carrying current gets cool enough it might condense moisture in the air and then it's ZORCH time again.

    Please don't give advice.
  • Radan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+32What if I accidentally cut myself on the paper while reading it?
  • Jonjonr6, on 10/10/2007, -3/+35Maybe he should get some help from that guy who tried to build his own nuclear reactor in his back yard.
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+34Yes they do.
  • Bakkster, on 10/10/2007, -1/+32It also would have worked if he used oil, but that didn't stop him from putting 120V through himself, did it?
  • Error601, on 10/10/2007, -5/+35That would have worked if he had got it water tight. Of course it wouldn't have stayed cool long with no water circulation or a heat exchanger.
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+28At first I was wondering how this kid survived... then I read Transylvania Community Hospital and it all came together!
  • SuperCUBE, on 10/10/2007, -2/+28Why would you name the Brevard hospital after the host country of Dracula?
  • Coffeedemon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+25Going for the "toaster in the tub" achievement?
  • koach, on 10/10/2007, -0/+25...and his assistant, Floating Head Doctor.
  • ShogunWarPig, on 10/10/2007, -0/+24I knew the 14 year olds that plague Xbox live were dumbasses.
  • Chompy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+24I didn't see your mom. But then, the lights *were* off.
  • RetiredExplorer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+22dugg for "Bleah! Bleah!"
  • Chompy, on 10/10/2007, -3/+23Agred. The fact that he survived is good luck for the kid, bad luck for mankind.
  • rune420, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1814 is a good an age as any to learn of the electrical conductivity of water.
  • didiman, on 10/10/2007, -0/+18Are you and the boy related?
  • MWeather, on 10/10/2007, -0/+18You mean he'd have a 30% chance of dying within a year?
  • BrandonMills, on 10/10/2007, -3/+20Water cooling has come to the 360!
  • Akaji, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18"Warning: Do not come within 5 lightyears of this product. Failure to comply with these warnings may lead to injury, death, and/or the end of the universe."

    There, problem solved!
  • Harrison88, on 10/10/2007, -3/+20What... your not meant to do that?
  • Cyber_Akuma, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16Or a brain.
  • gabbagabbahey, on 10/10/2007, -1/+17Can I have his 360 when his parents take it away?
  • joshuba, on 10/10/2007, -1/+17warning: fanboy alert!
  • mrASSMAN, on 10/10/2007, -1/+16Or air.
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