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Man Gets Killed in an Attempt at Squeezing Gold from Computer Hardware

A man got killed after an unsuccessful attempt at extracting gold from his own computer hardware devices. Tulsa resident Tony Winnett died after weeks of getting intoxicated with mercury, a metal he used to substitute gold from the computer's circuitry.

Winnett, aged 55, experimented with mercury for such a long time,
that not only he got lethally poisoned, but his house was so contaminated that living inside it will be extremely dangerous and could result in other individuals getting poisoned.

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decapitator6619d ago

I know this is about a person dieing and should not be laughed at but I seriously laughed..wth ?

MicroDeath SoftStar6619d ago

this guy is the biggest idiot on earth , to get a good amount of gold from dies you gonna have to do this on a mass scale and not in your basement . there isn't as much gold in a computer chip as some might think , just a few cent worth in bonded wires for a chip , hmm i would say around 30 cents US for a BGA with 500+ wires ,(trust me guys , i bond chips for a living)

BrianC62346619d ago

It's amazing what greed will get people to do. Did he mot even know that mercury is dangerous?

Bleucrunch6619d ago

I agree decapitator its not like this is tragic he died of his own selfish greed, LOL why should we feel bad.....aint nobody tell him to go do that....IDIOT!

Amanosenpai6619d ago (Edited 6619d ago )

Resuming...

Looooooserrrrrrrr

The End

Pain6619d ago

hehe funny! then again Not when u think how much gold is ><

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decapitator6619d ago

It's legit alright, just sounds unbelievable.

ravinash6619d ago

One for the Darwin awards I think.

Fishy Fingers6619d ago (Edited 6619d ago )

Probably would of been better off just selling the components.

Actually, definitely better off.

(bad taste j/k.... Must of been a suicide modder!)

Kulupoo6619d ago

dont know where he got the idea of try to transmute mercury... jk
but come on , how much gold can u get out of ur small circuit board?

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio23d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing23d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9223d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit23d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing23d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9222d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."