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garycheung

DO NOT ANSWER (OR MAKE) CALLS WHEN YOUR CELL PHONE  IS PLUGGED IN! ' n; T! d7 B' q4 A% ]4 w4 o
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$ @6 w( ^* R. h3 _8 |Never, ever answer a call on your cell phone while
4 ]+ k+ _& C  f1 E% zit is being CHARGED!!7 s# \5 U* P* ~( d& j! {0 I
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A few days ago, a person was recharging his cell8 Y8 {+ H3 h: r* C. _
phone at home. Just at that time a call came and he5 }  f4 S  s( ]% o! O* Z
answered it, with the instrument still connected to
- [8 K' N1 `3 qthe outlet. After a few seconds electricity flowed
: n) B0 W& f4 t; uinto the cell phone unrestrained, and the young man, a  |; S/ ~/ B3 m
was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud.
" [- g$ S) _3 [$ A3 ]- IHis parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a
# x3 V3 }( U" w5 ?. Uweak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to1 f' i; M/ A& C; l: E' c4 [. g
the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Cell phones are a very useful modern invention.$ v* W( q4 B& m1 i, W7 S! H
However, we must be aware that it can also be an4 n# {0 ~+ P; _) M
instrument of death.8 J) I/ _. e2 v. a
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Never use the cell phone while it is hooked to the
$ l, H/ I0 o5 m& \$ P$ T" l: ielectrical outlet!

garycheung

Originally posted by Norman Chan at 2006-9-13 02:12 PM:  R7 f6 n/ @/ U* q* {% m
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