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Just got this 'warning' in my email from a friend, shes in Africa not sue theres surge problems in these countries as there might be else where but anyway....
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hey pls read n don't do it.thanks n God be with u
> > Don't charge your mobile the whole night. PLEASE READ IMMEDIATELY, I
> > HOPE YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS!!! Never, ever answer a cell phone while it
> > is being RECHARGED!! A few days ago, a person was recharging his cell
> > phone at home. Just at that time a call came in and he answered it
> > with the instrument still connected to the outlet. After a few seconds
> > Electricity flowed into the cell phone unrestrained and the young man
> > was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud. His parents rushed to the
> > room only to find him unconscious, with a weak heartbeat and burnt
> > fingers. He was rushed to the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead
> > on arrival. Cell phones are a very useful modern invention. However, we
> > must be aware that it can also be an instrument of death! Never use the
> > cell phone while it is hooked to the electrical outlet! FORWARD THIS TO
> > THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER IN YOUR LIFE.
> >
> >
> ------ End of Forwarded Message
What do you think?
Always going on about mobiles that woman, probably her propaganda war against them she could have attacked the phone by the looks of it. .lol. jks
Is it possible for your phone to blow up and kill you like that?
Black Lion is... Agu Bu Oji in Igbo, Simba nyeusi in Swahili, the name of a hospital in Addis Adaba the capital of Ethiopia.
Location: 93,000,000 miles away from the sun but in the midst of hell
22-01-08, 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Lion
Photo evidence dude, photo evidence.
Like the photo "evidence" of someone catching a rare dinosaur for lunch or something? lol you was denying it before you edited your post!
But there are always rare occurences in technology that happen from time to time. Obviously there was a fault somewhere that caused it happen. Otherwise, I've never heard of any other warning against using your mobile while it's charging. Those old school mobiles from the 80s were probably powerful enough to fry eggs though.
As an electrical engineer...anything is possible if the surge current gets high enough. There is usually some kind of diode to stop the voltage/current from exceeding certain levels, but diodes are only rated at certain values. If the diode is derated and then subsequently over-stressed, it could in rare instances causes a direct short.
Who really knows what quality of phones they allow to be sold in African countries. The manufacturer may have sold the top 90% of his yield to "developed nations" and the bottom 10% to African coutries where the reliability of the parts are significantly poorer.
Killer cell phones
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22-01-08, 06:58 PM
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