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| From | "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.cellular-phone-tech |
| Subject | Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution |
| Date | 2017-04-09 22:19 +0100 |
| Organization | ~ |
| Message-ID | <op.yyf5h9afjs98qf@red.lan> (permalink) |
| References | <7699542da7f01f1304183cf9c297a669@dizum.com> <oaui3u$s70$1@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 5 groups.
On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:11:52 -0000, Big Al <BigAl@invalid.com> wrote: > On 03/22/2017 08:54 AM, Yes They Are That Stupid wrote: >> Here's a candidate for the annual Darwin Awards. >> >> Some folks simply can�t resist taking their smartphone into the >> bathtub to check their social media feeds or play games, and >> occasional reports of fatal accidents suggest a small percentage >> may be going one step further and also charging their device >> while in the tub. >> >> One such person, 32-year-old Richard Bull of London, died on >> December 11 from an electric shock he received when his iPhone >> charger touched the water of the bath he was in. The coroner >> examining the case, Dr. Sean Cummings, last week ruled the death >> as accidental, but said he intended to ask Apple to take steps >> to help prevent further such incidents. >> >> Cummings said that while smartphones �seem like innocuous >> devices � they can be as dangerous as a hairdryer in a >> bathroom,� adding that handset makers �should attach warnings� >> to the devices to warn of the risks. >> >> http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/iphone-charging- >> accident/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=referral&utm_ca >> mpaign=sidebar >> > I guess this goes along with the lady that burned herself with > McDonald's hot coffee and won a suit that they should have warned her. > > And they walk among us? No point in warning them anyway. Do you really think someone who electrocutes themselves in this manner would read the instructions? -- Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
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Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-09 22:19 +0100
Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2017-04-09 16:21 -0500
Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution "James Wilkinson Sword" <imvalid@somewear.com> - 2017-04-09 22:29 +0100
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