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Old 07-17-2013, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer View Post
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.
I will by that, but no well in Haiti you can receive enough elec through that tiny thin charger wire to electrocute someone. When are we going to grow up and stop running in fear of everything.