Playstation thumb

Computer and Video Games reports here that a South African 13 year old managed to get an article published in a top medical journal about what she calls "Playstation Thumb", ie strain injury to people who do lots of gaming.
Though not dismissing it (my thumbs were way too sore after playing tons of virtual tennis on dreamcast), the fact that she made it into the journal after describing an injury known for centuries (sports men get them alot) is amusing. But not as amusing as the comment from C&VG about the matter, where they cleverly stated "Karim stopped short of positing that children who play videogames will evolve into superbeings with two huge, bulbous thumbs and a large, unblinking single eye designed for maximum screen soak-up"
:o)