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garycheung

DO NOT ANSWER (OR MAKE) CALLS WHEN YOUR CELL PHONE  IS PLUGGED IN!
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Never, ever answer a call on your cell phone while
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A few days ago, a person was recharging his cell
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answered it, with the instrument still connected to; n3 j" g" t# ^- M7 [8 ^
the outlet. After a few seconds electricity flowed
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- V0 q4 {% y/ k* Y2 j" J) |His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a5 q+ ?- {! c$ U% f/ n+ m
weak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to
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Cell phones are a very useful modern invention.8 o2 g: B" n1 C: ~' ]# K
However, we must be aware that it can also be an
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kakeidevil

我從來都唔會一路叉電一路講電話的。

BOYDWAN

OMG...............: [1 U  }! U; r1 A  V! b) {- P3 K
我成日都咁做咖~
5 C' j. b6 w1 `0 LTHX gary~

stockman

How about talking while using the charger in the car?  I do it all the time and so far I'm still alive.  Am I just lucky?

teramishu

Oh, Gary, you are so 细心。。。！

Norman Chan

This couldn't be true.  You might have a chance of getting yourself burnt if a bad battery so happens to explode.  But there's no way you'd get an electric shock.  This is a just cellphone charger, how many volts do you think it outputs?   Where did you get this information from?

garycheung

Originally posted by Norman Chan at 2006-9-13 02:12 PM:0 P7 Q% y& G4 A
This couldn't be true.  You might h...

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Norman Chan

I found this
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