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Chinese drywall may have killed your Xbox photo

According to Business Report, 12 class-action lawsuits have been filed in 33 states, against builders who used Chinese drywall in their construction during 2006 and 2007. Allegedly, the imported drywall is responsible for an array of problems for anyone living with it, ranging from respiratory health issues to electrical power failures and the corrosion of any nearby metals. This, I suppose, is where your 360 comes in.

Given all the construction that took place after hurricane Katrina, Louisiana seems to have been especially affected by the supposed contamination, with a large portion of the cases being reported in that area. Long story short, if you've got this particular type of drywall in your house, it might be corroding the wiring in all of your stuff.

This would normally be the part where I'd make some kind of joke about the ghost of Dan Connor haunting your Xbox, but the truth is, I've heard weirder stories than this one. If you think you might be affected, you might want to check out the above Business Report link for more info. 

[Via GamePolitics]

 


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wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:43
wanderingpixel
Fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap fap
coffeesash's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:46
coffeesash
Dan Connor's not dead, in the book he pulled through ;_;
Lockgar's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:48
Lockgar
Xaioyu is not specific enough, what is her full name!!!!

Wait, this is Destructoid.... that is a woman, right? What is his/her name!!!
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:49
Chronic Logic
I'll let others do the fapping for me.
StickFlick's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:52
StickFlick
Jizzed. in. my pants.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:53
Topher Cantler
Your attempted google searches are failing because I typo'd her name in that header. Whoops.
Monodi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:55
Monodi
Wait, wha-- oh like the header.
Kaliber's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:56
Kaliber
Xaioyu has chin stubble. I call male.
Timmeh's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:56
Timmeh
This is China we're talking about. The walling is probably made of asbestos and AIDS.
ran24's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 11:59
ran24
haha, good call Kaliber.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:03
Topher Cantler
I assure you your accusations of chin stubble would be rendered invalid if you could see the rest of that picture.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:05
GuitarAtomik
I demand you show me the rest of that photo Topher.
ChristRogue's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:06
ChristRogue
Chinese drywall will ruin your rife!
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:07
Topher Cantler
I demand you kids show mai waifu sum respeckt
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:11
Tubatic
mike patton?
Berzerk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:12
Berzerk
"Chinese drywall may have killed your Xbox"?

More likely that it killed your Wii, PS3, Television, PC, DS, PSP, Blender, etc. The Xboxes tend to kill themselves...
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:13
Topher Cantler
Tubatic wins
JoZo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:14
JoZo
Only Topher can fap to his waifu! lol
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:15
Holyetheline
This definitely has nothing to do with me. I'm safe! =D
sexycommando's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:16
sexycommando
that pic was nsfw, damnit you need to label these with NSFW in the title!
Bulkmailer's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:23
Bulkmailer
Where the fuck do you work? Damn.
---AMARU---'s Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:25
---AMARU---
She's not that attractive lol; I believe it's "Xiaoyu."
KoKoO Psy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:31
KoKoO Psy
Sexycommando, how so, it is a face, and a butt. And considering you are the Sexycommando, isnät this your work?
JsunKW's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:31
JsunKW
My penis just got the red ring of death.
N1nJar's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:46
N1nJar
zhang xiaoyu, not posting direct links as defenitely NSFW! Found some good stuff via google image search, safesearch off, image size large, page 4.....
zoemgs2's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:49
zoemgs2
Alright kids, its Zhang XiaoYu. Go have fun with that.
Kieger's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 12:50
Kieger
Zhang Xiaoyu, I do believe.

I knew drywall was plotting some kind of attack.
FawkAndSuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 13:15
FawkAndSuck
I'm gonna go beat my meat now.
zombiekiller13's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 13:18
zombiekiller13
Funny, I remember my dad (a carpenter) telling me about how he was having a hard time finding drywall around '06-'07, and that he was avoiding Chinese drywall because it smelled odd. Something about formaldehyde. I thought he was joking; guess he was on to something.
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 13:26
Xhumation
Well while chinese drywall is killing people's electronics we're fapping to a lovely asian. Awesome
Mr Wrighty 987's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 13:44
Mr Wrighty 987
Damn you chinese drywall you fiendish bastard!
shogunu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 14:14
shogunu
Topher-san, i have to agree with the rest... your wifu is pretty ugly.
KrazyKraut's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 14:55
KrazyKraut
Its Zhang Xiaoyu ^^
AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 15:12
AgentMOO
so if that's Mike Patton, who's Chinese Drywall?
ErigBurger's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 15:33
ErigBurger
Upon Google image searching, I've determined she's pretty average looking for a model. Could use to put on a few for my tastes, really.
aZZmodan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 16:45
aZZmodan
Who gives a fuck about walls and Microsoft? Walls are just walls and Microsoft is just The Fail. What matters is, who is the girl in the picture?
aZZmodan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 16:51
aZZmodan
Never mind, I looked into it... And to the "she is pretty average" crowd... My wife is average. This girl is a godess.
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 16:58
Topher Cantler
@Motorobo, when you get back here and wonder where your idiot-ass comment went, maybe you'll realize I don't take kindly to racist slurs; especially when posted in concert with borderline SFW pics. Read the rules now, thank me for not banning you later.
onlyk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 17:34
onlyk
Thank you N1nJar! I can sleep in peace now.
calpis's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2009 21:46
calpis
Not really hot but she's classically pretty. I'm down with classically beautiful asian girls.
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