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garycheung

DO NOT ANSWER (OR MAKE) CALLS WHEN YOUR CELL PHONE  IS PLUGGED IN! ' B2 y$ W0 ?) \% o4 G

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it is being CHARGED!!
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" m) s  z6 c; _6 `A few days ago, a person was recharging his cell
: R0 g+ }8 r8 C) J: S3 D$ Vphone at home. Just at that time a call came and he
6 ^3 z2 X- k& p3 _8 P* Uanswered it, with the instrument still connected to
, s; a( A# G0 uthe outlet. After a few seconds electricity flowed" ~  b& j  l" H
into the cell phone unrestrained, and the young man
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* _; r# D# A8 K) cHis parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a6 o3 A! Q9 m4 m/ Q1 `6 Q) A" e" R
weak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to
. n+ p! _2 ]6 v' V. b0 Athe nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.8 b, ^+ s, D8 Y5 G% B1 L
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Cell phones are a very useful modern invention.
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instrument of death.
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electrical outlet!

garycheung

Originally posted by Norman Chan at 2006-9-13 02:12 PM:; d9 \( ]6 [: m' B7 D
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From Pittsburgh's WTAE Channel 4 News last week...