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garycheung

DO NOT ANSWER (OR MAKE) CALLS WHEN YOUR CELL PHONE  IS PLUGGED IN! % y8 B! T6 L1 t% Z
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/ l. r' a3 r, V+ ^5 A5 {/ L- Q/ hNever, ever answer a call on your cell phone while
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A few days ago, a person was recharging his cell, @* `+ ^: _" @2 h6 z5 J/ T5 s* @6 Y
phone at home. Just at that time a call came and he- i) |* d5 h' {0 A& A* B9 a( K
answered it, with the instrument still connected to7 N/ W" n1 i6 M: E$ B0 W+ k
the outlet. After a few seconds electricity flowed7 B% F6 n1 n: U$ b* t- q
into the cell phone unrestrained, and the young man' @  o8 H( R  N3 b& H9 x2 w
was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud. * d; g; {$ W8 ~# h# ~$ M# \
His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a+ r5 a2 g5 [1 W5 {6 t5 \9 ]
weak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to
- \. W# c* b4 p. Jthe nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.6 U/ _1 [* G& Z; v  f
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Cell phones are a very useful modern invention.
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' u: \1 I4 Y3 m$ y7 [6 Hinstrument of death.) W, r2 v# U4 P5 H9 s
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Never use the cell phone while it is hooked to the  {$ W3 z$ Q  g/ Q5 T
electrical outlet!

garycheung

Originally posted by Norman Chan at 2006-9-13 02:12 PM:
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From Pittsburgh's WTAE Channel 4 News last week...