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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11:40 AM on 07.15.2009
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Wait, this is Destructoid.... that is a woman, right? What is his/her name!!!
More likely that it killed your Wii, PS3, Television, PC, DS, PSP, Blender, etc. The Xboxes tend to kill themselves...
I knew drywall was plotting some kind of attack.