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Originally Posted by senior citizen
Does anyone have a clue how you could be electrocuted while charging an I-phone 5?
Just read that Apple is apologizing to a Chinese woman who , unfortunately, was electrocuted** while somehow touching or talking on her I-phone 5 while it was charging............?????? I read further that there were other issues back in 2008. We have an I-phone 4.
Thanks in advance to any techies out there who would like to wager a guess.
I just read about it in the Chicago Tribune.....Monday's issue.
** She died.
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You do not get electrocuted, What happens is that in rare cases the charger and phone malfunctions resulting in the phone exploding. This can only occur when the phone is "on charge" and a person answers an "incoming" call. I don't believe a death is likely but an exploding phone held at your ear can casue severe damage.