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Exploding cell phone

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CSpruit
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So my grandpa sent me this email and I just thought I would share it. Some pretty scary stuff.

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.

Apr 6 2011 2:22PM
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1337
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probably fake email generated as a scare tactic. news article or i'm calling bullshit. Its not that I doubt it, just that these stupid emails that are forwarded everywhere are usually fake.
Apr 6 2011 2:24PM
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.AR6rider.
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I answer my phone ALL the time when its plugged into the wall, and I've never been blown up...


Knock on wood?
Apr 6 2011 2:25PM
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CSpruit
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it came with pictures too but it wont let me upload them.
This is not the same story, but its similar

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/120210-man-hurt-by-%E2%80%98exploding%E2%80%99-cell-phone
Apr 6 2011 2:28PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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i have an i phone so i got an app for not blowing up on the side of my face.. itssssick

Apr 6 2011 2:30PM
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eheath
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lol email forwards
Apr 6 2011 2:31PM
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pimpcat
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Yeah, I can't believe it's $0.99 though. That shit should be free!
Apr 6 2011 2:32PM
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Nurgle
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I actually received pictures in my email with the pillow just fried, and a pic of the kid and the aftermath
Apr 6 2011 2:34PM
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.rotaG
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you cut off the end

"Forward this to 10 people or else your phone will blow up even if it's not plugged in"
Apr 6 2011 2:36PM
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bangarangmules
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hahahaha
Apr 6 2011 2:38PM
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k-rob
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yeah k bullshit.
Apr 6 2011 2:39PM
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cooner
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AAAAHHHHH ATTACK OF THE KILLER CELLPHONES.
Apr 6 2011 2:41PM
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CSpruit
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mine did not say my phone was going to blow up if I didnt forward it.
Apr 6 2011 2:45PM
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.rotaG
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Apr 6 2011 2:46PM
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Nurgle
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it was Sarcasm sweetheart... Now go back to the Dunce corner.
Apr 6 2011 2:49PM
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CSpruit
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Man Hurt by ‘Exploding’ Cell Phone: MyFoxDFW.com

Apr 6 2011 2:50PM
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Mike-O
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It's not bullshit as in phones do heat up and explode from time to time and that could cause the wiring in the charger to fault and shock you, but I think you have more chance to live through 100 plane crashes than to die from a charged, exploding phone hooked to the wall.
Apr 6 2011 2:52PM
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Lé.Skiing
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it was a droid cell phone.. that explains everything.. apparently they are the droids we're looking for!!
Apr 6 2011 2:55PM
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theBearJew
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i like to live on the edge. I plug my phone in when i get phonecalls
Apr 6 2011 3:34PM
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.AR6rider.
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You must be mistaken...

Click for larger image

These aren't the droids you are looking for
Apr 6 2011 3:40PM
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Mike-O
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Sueing? Is that always the first thing that comes to mind when something bad happens to you? You'd probably sue for outrageous amounts as well, right? Or am I assuming too much?


Terrible world we live in.
Apr 6 2011 4:18PM
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Peter.
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stupid thread is stupid. op, you suck
Apr 6 2011 4:24PM
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Jonny7
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Actually all you calling bullshit on OP are wrong. I don't know the details of this affair, but I do know that several people have been injured and a few even killed by their cellphone on charge. Normally, a cellphone with a genuine battery coming from the brand itself (Motorola, Samsung, Nokia..) should never explode, because its battery is made with a system that protects the cellphone from overcharging. But since a lot of people buy fake batteries on ebay and in Chinatowns, the possibility of getting killed by your cellphone do exist. The fake batteries, that are mostly made in China, sometimes don't have the part that protects them from overcharging. I've seen in a few reports on counterfeiting which also showed exploding batteries. Believe it or not, some people are stupid enough to buy batteries selling at $2. Cell phone companies even hire investigators to find the counterfeiting factories.

That being said, it's not because you let you cellphone one charge that you'll necessarily die.
Apr 6 2011 5:11PM
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Ilovewhitestuff
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it obviously wasnt a battery problem though, cuz if the battery exploded then it would not have been able to ring later on that day.
Apr 6 2011 5:25PM
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eheath
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This seems reliable...


Just saying you "know" several people who have been injured and killed means nothing.
Apr 6 2011 5:26PM
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CAPITA-DEVOURS
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LIL BIT OF LIEZ.
Apr 6 2011 5:29PM
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Troy.
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Did no one read the article? It says, and I quote "Aron Embry said he was getting into his car while trying to make a call when he heard a popping noise."

Now how could that have been plugged into a charger? No one turns the car on, plugs their phone then gets in the car. Or has massive extension cords to charge it all the way to the car.
Apr 6 2011 5:33PM
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Jonny7
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I don't know them ,i know that they exist. For those who speak french, watch this http://mega-streaming.info/video/35YB64RUA2XO/Les-nouveaux-mercenaires-de-la-lutte-anti-contrefa%C3%A7ons
Apr 6 2011 5:39PM
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theabortionator
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I answer calls all the time with it plugged in, i haven't died yet.



do you know how much of a pain in the ass it is to plug in some phones in the dark? Especially if you're fucked up. And this is total nans anyway. I ain't scurrred.


"Aldous Snow: Awful bloody film. I say, it's just a ridiculous premise. What would happen if your mobile phone killed you? Why would a mobile phone kill anyone? Doesn't make sense. How can a mobile phone have an agenda and kill people...
Peter Bretter: I told her that when she read the script
Aldous Snow: Yeah, you were the voice of reason, mate.
Peter Bretter: I tried to be, but she didn't listen.
Aldous Snow: Going around killing people. A mobile phone, like doing murders.
Peter Bretter: Why couldn't you just take the battery out of the phone?
Aldous Snow: Right. That's it. The battle's over.
Peter Bretter: Yeah, we've won.
Aldous Snow: I hated it.
Sarah Marshall: Well, it's not for everyone, but it...
Peter Bretter: No, it's ridiculous. Here's my favorite scene. Hello?
[Peter feigns death]
Aldous Snow: Right. I could never happen.
Sarah Marshall: It's a metaphor for addiction to technology.
Rachel Jansen: For society, how we're reliant on technology. I get it. I'm with you.
Aldous Snow: It's a metaphor for a crap movie.
Apr 6 2011 5:56PM
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Zimmerman
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dude just get the lite version
Apr 6 2011 6:03PM
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apictureofspidey
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I stopped reading after "so my grandpa sent me this email..."
Apr 6 2011 6:04PM
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CSpruit
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If you read it says that the article posted is not the same as the story, but it is a similar story that happened
Apr 6 2011 6:13PM
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CSpruit
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well a lot of stuff actually does say stuff like that.  I thought you got another version of the email
Apr 6 2011 6:15PM
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Abc567def
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I attached a wire to my dick, its exploded in a couple ppls face and they sued telus.

all in all I don't believe it
Apr 6 2011 7:41PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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ZOMG FAKE AND GAY YOU FAG GTFO I HATE YOU GOD HATES YOU FAKE AND GAY
Apr 6 2011 7:43PM
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p-fo
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Fox comes out with this sensationalist bullshit all the time. Like the story about government commissions deciding which elderly medicare patients lived and died by denying their benefits or some shit like that. Fox news is all about fear. It's how they make their money.
Apr 6 2011 7:46PM
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KarmaInitiative
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old people hate technology
Apr 6 2011 7:49PM
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jibnut
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hahahah.
Apr 6 2011 8:06PM
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theabortionator
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that's the news in general.
Apr 6 2011 8:11PM
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p-fo
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Touche
Apr 6 2011 8:18PM
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apictureofspidey
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I'm pretty sure if one were to buy a product that malfunctions and causes serious bodily harm to that person, said person is perfectly entitled to seek compensation.
Apr 6 2011 8:38PM
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