Once again, the absurdity of life boggles the imagination.

Ten sacked over US Wii water contest - from Metro UK

Person Dies Trying to Win Nintendo Wii? from Gizmodo

A woman died after participating in a radio station contest to win a Nintendo Wii game console. Today, we read that 10 employees at the station have been sacked (to use a UK term) for their participation in the contest. These employees will be lucky if they don't face some sort of criminal prosecution in relation to this event, although a Gizmodo online reader poll shows 53% of respondents say that they shouldn't face criminal penalties.

I don't understand why physical contests like this haven't disappeared long ago, but employees should have more sense than to use them as a promotional device. In any physical contest like this, it is only a matter of time before someone is injured. There is no set of concert tickets, no game console, no vacation trip worth risking you life.

...and for the rest of us, participating in physical contests like this is simply stupid and demeaning. Much like camping out overnight (or for days) for the privilege of buying a new game console, surely you must have better things to be doing with your life. Respect your time, dignity and family enough to avoid them at all costs.

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Previously in Stupid Career Moves:

Stupid Career Moves #0001 - Engineers allegedly hacked traffic lights

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