Shocking: teenager knocked unconscious trying to cool Xbox 360
Posted Aug 21, 2007 at 10:13PM by Nicolo S.

This 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.

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Apparently this kid went to the GameFAQs forums for this information. That's the only possible reason why he ended up in this situation.

Did he just throw them in there with the wires still attached to an outlet? Or can that sort of thing still happen even with them being unplugged? :blink:

A device still has power when you unplug it, just not for very long.

That's interesting, he must've had everything set up when his mom left. I'm sure she wouldn't have let him thrown it in the water without saying something. I'd say it was the kids fault that he was knocked out. :-_-:

Whoa, that was a bit scary. of course many electric devices still have some power even if they're unplugged. You know, for some reason it reminds me of the dreaded Circle of the Dead, I don't know why.

Hahaha.... what a douche... Common sense, buy a new one or if your warranty hasn't expired (And I doubt it did) send it into Microsoft and have them check it out.

This amused me (not the boy getting hurt, but the actual idiocy of his plan.) I agree about the GameFAQs comment, I'm a user there and I can vouch that if you try to get information there stupidity will ensue.
Not that all stupidity is a bad thing, I have my moments in random off-topic forums. =)