Re: Apple told to warn against charging phone in bath after man's electrocution

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 22:29 +0100
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On Sun, 09 Apr 2017 22:21:47 +0100, Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote:

> On 4/9/2017 4:19 PM, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
>> 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?
>>
>
> Before or after?????

Both.

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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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