The dried blood on the Polar White DS Lite above is from a car accident last week in which the driver of an ambulance lost control and hit a mid-size SUV at 60 MPH. Its warning lights were not flashing at the time. The impact caused the SUV to flip over four times before landing upside down; the ambulance was also thrown over the parkway shoulder. Thankfully, everyone survived the collision with only a few injuries.
Isfet, one of the SUV's passengers and the owner of the DS Lite, happened to be playing Etrian Odyssey when the accident occurred. We knew that the dungeon crawler was pretty punishing, but we weren't aware that its difficulty was so severe that you can almost die while playing it. Despite the tumbling the handheld went through, it still works! Isfet is a bit worried, though, that it might start to smell if he doesn't clean it off soon. He's not sure if the blood was from his head or the piece of glass that stabbed his arm.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
7-19-2007 @ 6:08PM
ssuk said...
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... What the fuck is wrong with you people?
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7-19-2007 @ 6:09PM
hvnlysoldr said...
It's not quite Gulf bunker getting blown and the tank GB surviving but still nice.
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7-19-2007 @ 6:10PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Chill everyone is all right. The situation could have been much worse. This kind of article takes the heaviness out.
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7-19-2007 @ 6:10PM
ssuk said...
oh and, in b4 DO A BARREL ROLL.
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7-19-2007 @ 6:30PM
Jared said...
LOL! at the story.
But I came here thinking I had a chance to win one.
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7-19-2007 @ 6:38PM
Ben said...
This article was disturbing and the picture was unnecessary.
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7-19-2007 @ 6:39PM
ConstyXIV said...
@5 Jared:
I can tell you how...
Wait, you don't want it to be your own blood?
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7-19-2007 @ 6:57PM
Chris said...
Wow. When I read the title and saw the picture I thought it was a Resident Evil special edition or something...
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7-19-2007 @ 7:01PM
X said...
Lolwut
Save yourself some money, and slit your wrists over a DS lite.
Problem solved.
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7-19-2007 @ 7:34PM
Spaz said...
Wow, is this article really necessary?
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7-19-2007 @ 7:45PM
Bill McCai said...
of course it's necessary.
humour, people!
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7-19-2007 @ 8:01PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Nuts I wanted to say it ssuk. Hit Z or R twice!
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7-19-2007 @ 8:16PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
Look at it this way: having the guy still around to tell the story is MUCH, MUCH better than the alternative. He's okay, his DS is okay, and now he can breathe a sigh of relief and talk about not playing Etrian Odyssey in the car anymore.
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7-19-2007 @ 8:23PM
Jared said...
Come on guys, this wasn't an accident.
Its clearly a fashion statement.
Seriously, slap "Resident Evil" on that thing and no one would think twice.
Think about it Nintendo. Think of the money.
I'd buy it.
I'm so tired of the Black, White, and Pink color schemes with everything.
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7-19-2007 @ 8:51PM
strider_mt2k said...
I hope everyone is okay!
The DS IS something of an art piece now, and the story is compelling.
I say take a high-res photo and have it made into a custom skin.
Same effect, zero biohazards.
WIN WIN!
Your easy line should be, "Yeah, but you should see the OTHER guy's DS!"
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7-19-2007 @ 9:24PM
Brendon said...
But did the hinge crack?
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7-19-2007 @ 9:27PM
Protospasm said...
LOLZ; my initial reaction was "Spshhh... I bet it's only available in Japan too."
And then I read it and laughed... btw; I still want it.
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7-19-2007 @ 10:04PM
sergioalb64 said...
Things could've been much worse if he had been playing Trauma Center :)
I'm very, very glad that this fellow DS player is all right; thank God.
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7-19-2007 @ 11:02PM
ricky jr the 8th esquire said...
hope the dude didn't have some hiv......i can see it now in the headlines "Gamer Dies of Aids from playing a blood encrusted DS" then everyone sues nintendo for making a handheld that can cause people to get aids even though nintendo said in a press statement not to use other people blood encrusted ds...then Jack Thompson will give a whole freakin write up about why handhelds lead to more violence then movies.....
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7-19-2007 @ 11:40PM
raycosm said...
But will it blend?
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