[Gubbinz96]

This is just...HOW?!

[WolvesSoulZ]

ButtsexV3 posted:

why not just get an IR LED and a coin cell? it's cheaper

He's eight years old.

[Altin]

"but 4chan told me it'd work"

[ButtsexV3]

WolvesSoulZ posted:

He's eight years old.

but he knew that fire emits considerable IR light but regular lamps don't? He probably found that out from his dad or something

[Dori]

ButtsexV3 posted:

but he knew that fire emits considerable IR light but regular lamps don't? He probably found that out from his dad or something

or he used google

[Errorproxy]

[b]Nintendo, which manufacturers the Wii console, has been asked to comment.

[ButtsexV3]

Sanius posted:

or he used google

it's still weird to me not to hear "get your parents permission before going online" in every other commercial

[FullStreak12]

I know candles work as infared, but how do you plug a candle into the Wii?

[ZF911]

FullStreak12 posted:

I know candles work as infared, but how do you plug a candle into the Wii?

You don't have to. The sensor bar only plugs into the wii to get the power it needs to light up. Candles don't use electricity.

[jbthekid]

TheFilmSlacker posted:

Why.

Why not?

[YouWithTheFace.]

so.. did it work?

[Daniel Smith]

Electrocuter posted:

Why? Why would Nintendo have anything to say about this? Why are they bringing Nintendo into this?

I don't see gun manufacturers getting called to comment when someone kills himself with a gun, even accidentally.

And I thought He was the idiot.

You learn new things everyday :)

[bord2tears]

The boy was taken to Morriston Hospital in Swansea by air ambulance where he is being treated in the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery.

His family said he had undergone a skin graft from his leg to his chest.

This isn't a small burn here, his clothing caught fire.

[TheBrokenHobo]

I tried using candles as a sensor bar once just to see if it worked and to my surprise it did. However, I'd never use then all the time because that's a silly thing to do.


I just wave the controller at a lamp until it's detected because fuck buying batteries.

[bIgFaTwOrM12]

The evil that is video games caused this.

[KingKombat]

this is nobody's fault except their idiot child. as a parent how can you expect this kind of shit to happen? i guess they could've raised him to not be a total fucking retard but some kids are just born with it i guess

seriously how fucking stupid can you be? how does tea light + wii console = success?

[Dori]

KingKombat posted:

seriously how fucking stupid can you be? how does tea light + wii console = success?

did you read the thread before posting

candles work as an IR bar or whatever it's called

[KingKombat]

what the fuck? what's nintendo going to say?

"we assure you you don't need fucking candles to play the fucking game"

Edited:

Sanius posted:

did you read the thread before posting

candles work as an IR bar or whatever it's called

he's 8. there's a reasonable doubt that's not what he had in mind

[Joyful Mystery]

I actually did the candle-for-a-sensor-bar trick once when using a projector. Works great, unless your candles are uber-short and burn out in the middle of a game...

[Valdor]

kidwithsword posted:

What does this even mean?

8% of his chest is burned I'm assuming

[areolop]

kidwithsword posted:

What does this even mean?

Means you can fit 4 of your hands on your chest. (which indicates 8%) then image that all burned.

[archie200034]

He was obviously pleasing the machine spirit, praise the omnissiah!

[Jsm]

kidwithsword posted:

What does this even mean?

8% of his total body surface has been burnt, focused on the chest.

[TomoAlien]

Well, that's stupid. Also, why Nintendo has to comment on this? Candles are NOT an official Wii accessory so they can't say much about it.

[TurbisV2]

TomoAlien posted:

Well, that's stupid. Also, why Nintendo has to comment on this? Candles are NOT an official Wii accessory so they can't say much about it.

they dont have to comment...

[mugofdoom]

KingKombat posted:

Edited:



he's 8. there's a reasonable doubt that's not what he had in mind

Can you honestly suggest something else that may have been going through his head? Obviously he Googled how to fix a broken sensor bar, found the candle trick, and gave it a shot. Couple burnt drapes and skin grafts later we have this article and a firm reminder as to why 8 year olds shouldn't use candles.

Or maybe he was summoning the Dark Lord Satan to come and fix his game console, whatever.

[Clementine]

ButtsexV3 posted:

why not just get an IR LED and a coin cell? it's cheaper

he's 8

[V12US]

Solo Wing posted:

No, candles can be used as an alternative to the sensor bar for the wii motes. I do it all the time. lol

You're playing with your life.

[Clunj]

I just read this in the Metro. Awful.

[Stormcharger]

Electrocuter posted:

Well that's interesting.

Can't you just get two lamps to do the same, surely the kid's house has more than one lamp lying around.

My house doesn't even have one lamp

[Thoughtless]

Everyone I know from Ammanford has lit themselves on fire.

[Solo Wing]

Sanius posted:

because it's a common technique to fix the sensor

and it's dangerous

Its a technique that nintendo does not endorse in any way.

Plus its only dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.

Edited:

Solo Wing posted:

Its a technique that nintendo does not endorse in any way.

Plus its only dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.

V12US posted:

You're playing with your life.

Well duh! It is the wii after all.

[nikomo]

It took me about 30 seconds to remember that the Wiimote uses infrared to detect where you're pointing the damn thing.

Those were the weirdest 30 seconds of my life so far.
And I have felt off a moving bicycle, only to be run over by the same bicycle, while it kept on going.
And that shit was really, really weird.

[BlkDucky]

nikomo posted:

It took me about 30 seconds to remember that the Wiimote uses infrared to detect where you're pointing the damn thing.

Those were the weirdest 30 seconds of my life so far.
And I have felt off a moving bicycle, only to be run over by the same bicycle, while it kept on going.
And that shit was really, really weird.

whatttt
I can't think of any possible scenario where this could reasonably happen.

[Dori]

Solo Wing posted:

Its a technique that nintendo does not endorse in any way.

Plus its only dangerous if you don't know what you are doing.

cool except it's a common way to fix a problem with their consoles.

there's no reason for them not to say "hey this is a bad idea, here are other more safe solutions"

[neutra]

ButtsexV3 posted:

why not just get an IR LED and a coin cell? it's cheaper

Well if your family is like mine, we have shit loads of candles in closets that never get used.

[benjojo]

I've done this trick before... Its just common sense (in what 8 year old's tend to lack)

[Kljunas]

Sanius posted:

cool except it's a common way to fix a problem with their consoles.

there's no reason for them not to say "hey this is a bad idea, here are other more safe solutions"

But candles are safe for normal people. Should they say something like "if the sensor bar is broken, don't let a child use candles to replace it" ? That sounds stupid.

[Dori]

Kljunas posted:

But candles are safe for normal people. Should they say something like "if the sensor bar is broken, don't let a child use candles to replace it" ? That sounds stupid.

dude it's a bad idea no matter how old you are. you shouldn't use something flammable to fix anything.

[Sgt. Lulz]

Sanius posted:

dude it's a bad idea no matter how old you are. you shouldn't use something flammable to fix anything.

Okay, so using a blowtorch to weld two broken metal panes together is a bad idea.
Mhm.