Wii Cyclists

Nintendo Wii injuries are becoming more prevalent in the computer household. I can imagine the emergency room nurse taking down the details of “how it happened.” No doubt the nurse will at least snicker and at worst burst out in laughter when you let on that your injury was computer-generated.

Smashing your computer rival in the face with a wireless tennis volley or putting out your back in an overambitious NHL puck-lunge have become common lounge disasters.

Just ask Mark Cavendish who recently injured his calf in the snowboarding computer game. This is almost as embarrassing as Laurent Jalabert’s light bulb changing accident.

When Wii brings out its Tour de France version make sure you and your team-mate avatars are ergonomically compatible, especially in the TTT. The emergency room nurse is unlikely to believe your version of events.