March 5, 2007 | Funny Bits

Online addict overdoes it

A 26-year-old Chinese man died after a "marathon" online gaming session over the Chinese New Year holiday, according to a report by state media. The man collapsed after spending "almost all" of the seven-day break playing online games, his parents told the China Daily. According to Chinese government sources, over 10% of China's Internet users are "addicts" -- a statistic which is all the more incredible considering they have no access to porn.

• Online addict dies after marathon session [NZ Herald]