Beware The Killer Internet

Apparently, the Internet really is as dangerous as all the talk show pundits say. At least if you're a really, really fat Internet addict.

For a 330-lb man from Jinzhou, in northeasternChina, though, the danger wasn't from online bullying, sexual predators, hate groups, or pornography. No, according to news reports, the 26-year-old Zhang passed away after a 15-day marathon online gaming session over the Lunar New Year holiday. According to the story, there was nothing else to do while all the market and cafeterias were shut down.

I Googled away, though, but couldn't find any information on what, exactly, killed Mr. Zhang.

Nevertheless, the Chinese Government is worried. Surveys classify 2.6 million, almost 14 per cent, of China's teenage internet users as addicts and the government has started electrocuting them to try and shock them out of the habit.