'Most shocking': The death of Jennifer Strange
by Alisha Karabinus 
{ Dec 31st 2007 at 3:00PM }
The end of every year is fraught with polls and recaps, but this one easily caught our eye for a variety of reasons. The death of 28-year-old Jennifer Strange after a radio station's "Hold your Wee for a Wii" contest was voted the most shocking tech story of the year by readers at geeksugar. Would you agree? The story faced some fierce competition, particularly when considering that one of the other contenders was the story of a Nevada couple too wrapped up in their games to care for their young children. To us, the latter is certainly more horrific, but that wasn't the question.Water intoxication is not exactly a commonly known cause of death; it's one of those rarities that's always guaranteed to raise an eyebrow. But with the extreme demand for the Wii since its very release, it's hard to say we're surprised at the lengths people will go to get one. For once, however, we can easily say we'd rather see people paying scalpers on eBay than putting themselves at risk.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fullmetal Salchemist @ Dec 31st 2007 7:02PM
I think the water intoxication story wins because, as you mentioned, water intoxication is one of those causes of death that you don't really see very often, and the average person doesn't know exists. It's like dying of oxygen toxicity (hyperoxia).
Elijah the KING CHAOSDRAGON @ Dec 31st 2007 7:06PM
This is horrible but do you remember the boy who died of heart complications from trying to redeem his raffle ticket before a stadium. Check the archives of kotaku for the story .And happy newyear!!!!!
Marrvia @ Jan 1st 2008 11:55AM
how about the one where the 11 year old got pissed while playing manhunt 2 on wii and stranged his mom to death with the wii nunchuck cord?
SoshiKitai @ Jan 1st 2008 2:01PM
...I hardly think it's the most shocking story.
However, I can see why other people would think so...
Afterall... no one would think that water could kill anyone.
...now that it's "public", death will ensue all over the WORLD!
WE'RE DOOMED!!!