Boy almost killed by trying to cool off his 360

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Boy almost killed by trying to cool off his 360

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Boy Nearly Killed Trying To Cool Xbox 360
funtechtalk.com wrote: A 14 year old boy from Brevard, North Carolina was nearly killed Sunday while trying to stop his Xbox 360 from overheating.

While his mother was away 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. The boy had regained consciousness by the time paramedics had arrived. He was taken to the Transylvania Community Hospital in Brevard where he spent the night.
Aside from getting knocked unconscious the boy only suffered small burns to his right hand and foot.
any thoughts? I personally think this kid is dumb to not know that water conducts electricity. I mean, even I knew that, and I learned that from pokemon for god sakes!! why would you stick a console, knowing it has airvents and fans to cool itself down, in water, and still think that it cannot be destroyed by placing it in water, let alone with the cord still attached and plugged in. What was this kid thinking???

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What a dumbass!!

Water+Electricity/=/ (doesnt equal) COOL

WATER+ELECTRICITY=PAIN! or death...
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he probably still would have got hurt if it were unplugged.
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supermodder911 wrote:he probably still would have got hurt if it were unplugged.
It depends on how long it was actually unplugged... If it was unplugged for a while, probably not, but if for 5-10 minutes... ZAP!
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Xiion wrote:Boy Nearly Killed Trying To Cool Xbox 360
funtechtalk.com wrote:
Aside from getting knocked unconscious the boy only suffered small burns to his right hand and foot.
i get shocked daily and ive never been knocked unconscious
even when i was 3 i got shocked all the time and never needed paramedics
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Post by Geo »

...I'm sure you don't get shocked this bad, on a daily basis.

There's not much really to discuss here, the boy was an idiot.
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INSANEdrive wrote:Image O>M>G-Y-R-P>S>F>S
I knew what that meant! lol

The kid shouldn't have even had the console plugged in if it was overheating enough for his brain to contemplate the idea of submerging a fucking 120 volt electrical converter in water while still plugged in, if even submerging it at all.....Dumbass...
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Post by metkillerjoe »

Two things:

Here's your sign
"Oh wait I'm gonna put thish in my bathtub and see if I can cool my xbox down." What the fuck were you thinking you little deedede!?"
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It's sad in two ways.

In the first way, he almost died. In the second way.. He put an electric device in water.

Stupidity kills.
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He could've just, you know, turned it off for a while. :|
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BUT HE NEEDS TO PLAY HIS XBOX RIGHT NOW! MAKE IT COLD! MAKE IT COLD!
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Wow, that kid is an idiot, he could have been patient and waited for it to cool down but nope instead he gets shocked and doesn't get to play his 360 after all.
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Serves him right to be honist.
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Tural wrote:BUT HE NEEDS TO PLAY HIS XBOX RIGHT NOW! MAKE IT COLD! MAKE IT COLD!
YES!!! THROW THE WHOLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IN THE BATHTUB!!!
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HPDarkness1 wrote:YES!!! THROW THE WHOLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IN THE BATHTUB!!!
This entire situation is very similar to a joke trep made a long time ago.

Session Start (Tural:trepdimeflou): Sat May 06 22:42:54 2006
[10:45:01 PM] trepdimeflou: I just water-cooled my 360
[10:45:34 PM] trepdimeflou: As in
[10:45:35 PM] trepdimeflou: it got too hot
[10:45:36 PM] trepdimeflou: so i threw it into my tub.
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no seriously wtf
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Tural wrote:BUT HE NEEDS TO PLAY HIS XBOX RIGHT NOW! MAKE IT COLD! MAKE IT COLD!
That gave me a headache I lol'd so hard.
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DJ_Gnomey wrote: *** 120 volt electrical converter
You mean 350v?
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