Gabriella Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 I do this all the time! I guess I won't be doing it ANY more ! A person was recharging his mobile phone at home. Just at that time a call came in and he answered it with the charging Instrument still connected to the outlet. After a few seconds electricity flowed into the cell phone unrestrained and the young man was thrown to the floor with a heavy thud. As you can see, the phone actually exploded. His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with a weak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. Cell phones are a very useful modern invention. However, we must be aware that it can also be an instrument of death. Never use the cell phone while it is hooked to the electrical outlet! If you are charging the cell phone and a call comes in, unplug it from the charger and outlet. FORWARD THIS TO THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER IN YOUR LIFE!!!! Whether or not they have a cell phone. They can also inform others who do...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Hoax? I heard it was. Not overly sure. Either way it looks fookin' painful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 That chain e-mail has been going round for a couple of years, believe Josh is right & it is a hoax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/cellcharge.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Hoax? I heard it was. Not overly sure. Either way it looks fookin' painful! http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/cellcharge.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Most phones charge at 5-7 volts which wouldn't cause that damage hence the snopes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 That guy seems to be alive in the pictures too. The hand in the first picture is being raised by the person and in the second one it looks as though the hand has been soaked in something as it's wrinkly and I doubt they'd do that if he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Most phones charge at 5-7 volts which wouldn't cause that damage hence the snopes My brother had a cheap mp3 player off Ebay explode on him, Took the tip of his nose off. The capacitor acted like a detonator/charge and the aluminum case of the player acted like a frag grenade. True story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 "ET phone home...Oww my finger!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 My brother had a cheap mp3 player off Ebay explode on him, Took the tip of his nose off. The capacitor acted like a detonator/charge and the aluminum case of the player acted like a frag grenade. True story Are you sure he hasn't pissed someone off in the CIA;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I had an old LG handset 'explode' next to me around 10 years ago while I was sleeping. It wasn't very impressive though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Good ol' Snopes. Here's my favourite bit: Cell phones are a very useful modern invention. However, we must be aware that it can also be an instrument of death. Could they be more melodramatic if they tried? Mobiles are dangerous in the same sense that a spoon is dangerous. People have died from spoon-inflicted injuries in the past. Remember kids, don't do drugs or indulge in mobile telephony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 a spoon is dangerous. *Throws spoon to other send of office and hides under desk* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I did that most of the day yesterday, am i going to die? H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I did that most of the day yesterday, am i going to die? H. Yes you will. Might take 60-odd years though. ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Yes you will. Might take 60-odd years though. ;-) Ok, I am comfortable with that... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriella Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 Whoever changed my thread title should of let me know before changing it! I put this thread up not to be discusse if its true or not but to discuss if its possible. Maybe its not true but its possible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo2810 Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Karoline, it's neither true, nor possible..... Oh wait, that's not entirely accurate. If you crocodile clipped a lead directly from the mains and THEN picked up your phone, yes, it would be possible to do that sort of damage. The reason there is a big square bit on the plug of a mobile phone charger is to fit the transformer which switches the 240v AC current to 5v DC. It would be very difficult to get 5v DC to hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I say that this thread should be deleted. We are now going to have some of our less "sharp" members trying to hurt themselves with a moble phone to prove it can be done. On a side note, if I filled the phone with petrol and charged it, would it explode?? What if I was also smoking at the time? Oh and WHO changed the thread title with asking ME first.... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 I didn't change the thread title. Not my style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Sorry, I changed the title, first day on the job and all that, still getting used to the buttons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 God help us all if you had moderator powers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 God help us all if you had moderator powers Only the guity would need help from the Gods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 God help us all if you had moderator powers That is why he should be made a mod.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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