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garycheung

DO NOT ANSWER (OR MAKE) CALLS WHEN YOUR CELL PHONE  IS PLUGGED IN!
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. v7 y: ]$ R9 W5 q5 sNever, ever answer a call on your cell phone while
  c3 U; ?4 g- Xit is being CHARGED!!5 P. E5 N; f$ Z) a# U$ V
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A few days ago, a person was recharging his cell: b, c% h! |9 u7 x
phone at home. Just at that time a call came and he8 Y( O% e& u7 g! \7 c; o
answered it, with the instrument still connected to
/ E5 W& a' a/ u1 }the outlet. After a few seconds electricity flowed
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was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud.
# G8 k1 X" O, B# ]8 tHis parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a
, s" z2 X' B. }6 t7 Y% @1 Vweak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to
' l; i& E% Z' @7 b; C7 athe nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
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; Z8 x4 ~+ `* c: U7 \Cell phones are a very useful modern invention.
. F/ a7 y% I- H8 e3 bHowever, we must be aware that it can also be an
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! |6 b4 W; ]; R6 ~7 m( SNever use the cell phone while it is hooked to the
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garycheung

Originally posted by Norman Chan at 2006-9-13 02:12 PM:" y! M! ]2 F0 Z% ~
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From Pittsburgh's WTAE Channel 4 News last week...