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Sitting at the computer for long hours can be deadly?
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Posted by: Asmodai
Huh? Who'da thunk it?
New Zealand researchers have found that sitting at a computer for hours on end can cause fatal blood clots, just as long flights can lead to deep vein thrombosis (DVT), known as economy-class syndrome.
They discovered the link when a 32-year-old man who sat at his computer terminal for up to 18 hours a day nearly died after he developed a blood clot in his leg which travelled to his lungs.
Source: The Australian
Posted by: Canis Lupus
Slow news day for our wacky friends from down under 
I also read somewhere that holding your breath too long underwater might lead to drowning ... 
Posted by: Null Actor
Who the hell sits in one spot for 18 hours?
I may work long hours and sit at my computer a lot, but I rarely go longer than an hour without getting up and walking around. Can't stand to sit in one place like that.
<ducks>
Posted by: redwench
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Originally posted by Asmodai
Huh? Who'da thunk it?
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anyone that has read or heard anything health related in the last 2 years. theyve been warning people that DVT can occur whenever youre seated for prolonged periods of time, whether its flying, driving, or at a desk.
Posted by: ElmStreet
oh i can study on a desk for 20 hours straight without getting up 
yeah i am a crazy nerd.
Posted by: Gunslinger
Your clot is probably still chilling around your thigh.
Give it a little while.
Posted by: NightMage
hmmm i would suggest he was almost dead anyway, cos to develop a clot from DVT you have to not move your leg or only move it so little it doesn't make much difference, I blame the Guinness Book of World Records. Oh and did they say what game he was playing?? cos I want it if it can keep you at your comp screen for 18 hrs straight.
Posted by: Darky!
Diablo 2, or Counterstrike.
Those are the only two games people have died from playing recently, that I'm aware of.
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