Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Exploding Cell Phone Kills Man

Posted Feb 3, 09 4:57 AM CST
(Newser) – A man in Guangzhou, China, was killed last week when his cell phone blew up and severed an artery in his neck, the Times of London reports. The young shop clerk is believed to have put the phone in his breast pocket straight after charging a new battery before it exploded. Police are investigating whether the phone or battery were counterfeit and warn that consumers should always use original batteries.

Claiming that this is the ninth cell phone explosion recorded in China since 2002, a local paper offered these other tips on how to avoid being injured or killed by your phone:

* Never modify your phone
* Do not expose your phone to high temperatures or direct sunlight
* Avoid long phone conversations
* Keep your phone in a bag, not a pocket

8 comments:

yellowdoggranny said...

in other unrelated news, people in the united states were turning into zombie killers from messages from their cell phones.(Stephen King- The Cell)

texlahoma said...

That's why he's the King of horror!

Did you see that highway sign?

Killer zombies ahead- Killer Nazi zombies ahead. I think it was in Texas. Why am I not surprised?

billy pilgrim said...

any idea where i can buy one of those phones for the lovely mrs you know who.

texlahoma said...

LOL! I like the way you think.

Barrie said...

Hmmm....interesting thought for a murder mystery...

yellowdoggranny said...

that zombie sign was outside of 'lets keep it weird' austin, texas...i loved it..

texlahoma said...

Barrie, maybe you should write a book about it. A free Chinese cell phone with every copy might help it sell.

YDG, I thought it was kind of cool.

texlahoma said...

Barrie - Went and looked @ your profile. You really could write a book about it! (I didn't realize) Just wanted you to know I wasn't being sarcastic in earlier comment.

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