Taiwan man dies after watching 'Avatar'
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Taiwan man dies after watching 'Avatar'
Posted: 19 January 2010 1442 hrsTAIPEI : A 42-year-old Taiwanese man with a history of high blood pressure has died of a stroke likely triggered by over-excitement from watching the blockbuster "Avatar" in 3D, a doctor said Tuesday.
The man, identified only by his surname Kuo, started to feel unwell during the screening earlier this month in the northern city of Hsinchu and was taken to hospital.
Kuo, who suffered from hypertension, was unconscious when he arrived at the Nan Men General Hospital and a scan showed that his brain was haemorrhaging, emergency room doctor Peng Chin-chih said.
"It's likely that the over-excitement from watching the movie triggered his symptoms," he told AFP.
Kuo died 11 days later from the brain haemorrhage, and the China Times newspaper said it was the first death linked to watching James Cameron's science-fiction epic "Avatar".
Film blogging sites have reported complaints of headaches, dizziness, nausea and blurry eyesight from viewers of "Avatar" and other movies rich in 3D imagery.
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what viewers who experienced headaches and dizziness should do is to take off their glasses, close their eyes and look downwards. it is better to miss a slight part of the movie than to aggravate the situation.
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I like the part where the floating jellyfish thing comes floating out.. oOoo.. i so wanna touch it.
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Reminds me of the pokemon episode which contains porygon.
After the 1st time it was aired in Japan, it was never aired again after over 400 children around the country watching it were sent to the hospital.
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Originally posted by Forbiddensinner:
Reminds me of the pokemon episode which contains porygon.
After the 1st time it was aired in Japan, it was never aired again after over 400 children around the country watching it were sent to the hospital.
LOL yes, they had some fits i think, due to the colouring and light displays from the TV.
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Damn power...
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Oh dear...that is sad.
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it's a damn good show but i dunno which part is so excitable until can die
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and did he become an Avatar also???
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sort of.
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
sort of.
saw it last week in Singapore cuz no 3-D in most country side Japanese theaters.I slept for the first 20 minutes until those funny creatures and vegetation started to appear on the screen....for a while I thought I must have ate some magic mushrooms at the 'KOPITIAM' -
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
saw it last week in Singapore cuz no 3-D in most country side Japanese theaters.I slept for the first 20 minutes until those funny creatures and vegetation started to appear on the screen....for a while I thought I must have ate some magic mushrooms at the 'KOPITIAM'Which kopitiam?
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Originally posted by Chew Bakar:
Which kopitiam?
the one at junction 8 lor -
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
the one at junction 8 lorStill in Thomson.
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ya lah that is my adobe in Singapore which i would like to call home sweet home
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Must be some mushroom from the Catchment.
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Nvr watch the show.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Nvr watch the show.
U damn sebok la now what time oreddy? -
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
U damn sebok la now what time oreddy?
Still working lah. -
So high ah. Maybe he drink hard liquor and got medical records of high blood pressure. Hokkien lang is like that drink and eat Te Ka ( Pig Leg). Taiwan Te Ka good leh.
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It was an awesome movie, especially in 3D, but really?
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Seriously anyone with a bad medical history can go anytime even while watching sesame street
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Originally posted by Short Ninja:
and did he become an Avatar also???
He went to Pandora....for an chew B.... R & R -
Originally posted by Arapahoe:
He went to Pandora....for an chew B.... R & R
The closest to Pandora on this planet is the Amazon Forest.It took quite an imagination to create a blockbuster like that. -
the navi sex scene in 3d is too much for him to handle
all the blood go to the man muscle, not enough blood for the heart