Posted by guv on 07/01/07 18:16

On Sun, 1 Jul 2007 14:47:55 +0100, "RobertJM"
<robert@rockNObottomSPAM.plus.com> wrote:

>> As you said.... "LALALALALALALALALA" "I'm not listening".
>>
>> I've owned plenty of consoles - but am not a game player. (My kids
>> however are.) Ive had a go on my "outlaws" Wii - and I made sure that
>> the straps were on. Yet even so, during a game of Tennis, I managed
>> (on serve) to hit the lampshade above my head. OK, so no damage or
>> harm done, but if nothing else it demonstrated first hand there are
>> risks involved. Now, I'm far from clumsy and do think I look
>> methodically at things like this - yet this "accident" escaped my
>> "precautions" and happened all the same. It certainly makes it more
>> than feasible for accidents to happen to those less vigilant. By all
>> means, call me a fuckwit (if it makes you feel clever) for falling
>> into that 99%, but mind you dont take both hands off your eyes when
>> typing it.
>
>So really what we have is don't let go of the controller and don't wave it
>above your head if it's likely to hit your light fittings.
>My kids gave up on the wrist strap after the first day, couldn't be
>bothered, then again they haven't so much as dropped it.

I'm sure thats what many of those in those links once said!

Hope for your sake its not famous last words!

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