Answering Cell Phones While Being Charged

[tech_support007]

Has anyone ever heard this?


The other day, my Aunt sent me an e-mail with a warning not to answer cell phones while on the charger. Apparently, some kid while charging his phone answered it. His parents in the next room heard a tump, ran into the room and found the kid face down on the floor with burn marks on his hands and face. The rushed him to the hospital where later he was pronounced dead.

[nickpt828]

sounds like a new urban legend or line got hit by lightning

[BigJon3475]

Nahh never heard of it. I wonder if the kid was sweating badly or something? I guess this could be in the "on the cell phone while pumping gas thing" No one believed that either till news stories started showing real life situations.

[adamhvac]

Yeah but Mythbusters busted the cell phone gas pump myth.

[Diceman]

There is soooooo much bs crap on the net....










Like this site for instance.

[BigJon3475]

I have seen several videos otherwise....that would more than confirm it is possible. All it takes is one static charge to ignite. I would agree though that getting in and out of the car is a more likely cause of gas pump fires caused from static electricity.

[mbhydro]

The risk of explosion depend on the brand of cellphone that you are using.

Here are the differences in user manual warnings between two phones that I have manuals for.

Looking at my Motorola v120c (5 years old) manual there are no warnings at all about using it while charging. On the other hand the LG150's (2 months old) manual says not to use the phone while charging as it may short circuit and cause a fire or shock.

According the urban legend site snopes.com there are more explosions due to people using off-brand / counterfeit batteries which are not made the same way as the more expensive OEM ones.

[vmc1161]

Has anyone ever heard this?

I heard Robo was using his cell phone while being charged...




















The judge made him put it away...


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[k-fridge]

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/cellcharge.asp

[The Penguin]

I'm calling bull shiat on this one
kid dropping dead from a cell phone woulda hit the news wire and it would have made the 6 oclock news

[m-cooling]

Has anyone ever heard this?


The other day, my Aunt sent me an e-mail with a warning not to answer cell phones while on the charger. Apparently, some kid while charging his phone answered it. His parents in the next room heard a tump, ran into the room and found the kid face down on the floor with burn marks on his hands and face. The rushed him to the hospital where later he was pronounced dead.

thats b.s. about the charger my phone has lasted 3 years so far and its a flip phone. also b.s. about talking at the gaspump. They debunked this on m@thbusters

[mattm]

m@thbusters

Just bust'n your chops here for the fun of it but the @ sign is nowhere near the Y. How in the world did you manage that one ?

[BigJon3475]

thats b.s. about the charger my phone has lasted 3 years so far and its a flip phone. also b.s. about talking at the gaspump. They debunked this on m@thbusters

It's always tempting to dismiss "pass it on" rumors as bunk, but the fact is that mobile phone manufacturers have warned consumers in the past against using the devices near gas pumps. This is an excerpt from a Motorola brochure for the Satellite Series 9500 Portable Telephone:

[T]his telephone has not been designed or approved for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, not always, clearly marked. Potentially explosive atmospheres include:
Fueling areas such as gasoline stations
Below deck on boats
Fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities
Vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas such as propane
Areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders and
Any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your engine.
Sparks in such area would cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.

No laughing matter, apparently, nor should we suppose Motorola is trying to pull our legs. Similar cautions have been issued by other manufacturers, though industry spokesmen have more recently begun downplaying them, saying the actual risk is very slim, especially with newer and better-constructed models.




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