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garycheung

DO NOT ANSWER (OR MAKE) CALLS WHEN YOUR CELL PHONE  IS PLUGGED IN! % z2 a5 O: S" K- |# {& ?& m

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Never, ever answer a call on your cell phone while) T  _) L( x; W9 {! F% o+ k
it is being CHARGED!!3 N/ @- _& G" M3 j

  k0 p0 N& a+ w/ H" I: [) d# _1 gA few days ago, a person was recharging his cell
' q5 l) H7 N" K& F! a7 I! Vphone at home. Just at that time a call came and he
6 p3 \# g4 x. e$ a% ^7 q9 qanswered it, with the instrument still connected to
0 u) t2 i- a  g7 H0 [5 Xthe outlet. After a few seconds electricity flowed& I- _, Z0 P3 U2 \! ?: ]/ B1 d
into the cell phone unrestrained, and the young man
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His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a
% {4 U3 M% e1 u( k3 ~weak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to1 O+ L% y; a3 ~. _4 X6 K
the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Cell phones are a very useful modern invention.
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instrument of death.
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Never use the cell phone while it is hooked to the
  a1 Q) ~9 n7 Z+ E: b3 z2 ?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...