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[Tambohamilton]

Originally Posted by 3.0L

USB chargers are what, 5 volts?

Yeah, nominally. I think some fast charging systems run up to 15v or so, though that's still nothing to worry about.

[Lady Jane]

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

Someone died by dropping a charging smartphone into their bath? Skeptical.
The hair dryer though, yeah... :/

Originally Posted by 3.0L

USB chargers are what, 5 volts?

Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

Yeah, nominally. I think some fast charging systems run up to 15v or so, though that's still nothing to worry about.

Dead:

• Dec 4, 2021 (France - 14 yr) (here): "Girl suffers fatal electric shock after cellphone falls in bath"
• March 30, 2021 (Russia - 25 yr) (here): "Russian Woman Electrocuted After Her Smartphone Fell In The Bath While Charging"
• Dec 16, 2020 (Russia - 24 yr) (here): "24-year-old Russian woman dead after dropping charging iPhone into bathwater"
• Aug 14, 2020 (Russia - 15 yr) (here): "Schoolgirl, 15, dies from massive electric shock after ‘dropping her charging smartphone in the bath’"
• Feb 18, 2020 (France - 15 yr) (here): "15-Year-Old Girl Electrocuted To Death After Charging Phone Fell On Her Chest And Slipped Into Water"
• Sep 18, 2019 (Russia - 26 yr) (here): "Russian accountant, 26, is killed instantly after dropping her phone into the bath while it was charging"
• Apr 14, 2019 (Russia - 20 yr) (here): "Woman electrocuted while charging phone in bath"
• Feb 2, 2018 (Russia - 12 yr) (here): "Russian schoolgirl, 12, ‘electrocuted by her smartphone’ after dropping it in the bath while charging it"
• July 18, 2017 (USA - 14 yr) (here): "Teen electrocuted after playing on phone in bathtub"
• March 17, 2017 (UK - 32 yr) (here): "Man dies charging iPhone while in the bath"
• Feb 2, 2017 (France - 18 yr) (here): "Frenchman dies in bath after being electrocuted ‘when he dropped smartphone’"
• Feb 13, 2015 (Russia - 24 yr) (here): "Woman dies while browsing through social media site with iPhone 4"

Survivor (burns):

• Nov 18, 2019 (The Netherlands - 13 yr): (here): "Girl, 13, is electrocuted and left with burns on her hands and stomach after dropping her smartphone into the water while it was on charge"

Better safe than sorry: no appliances and accessories of questionable quality + do not recharge (plugged into the wall) your smartphone or other appliances nearby your bath while taking a bath. When a smartphone is charging on an extension cord, particularly one that's frayed, the electrical current can be immediately off the charts, sufficient to kill someone inside the bath.

[Tambohamilton]

So the issue is with faulty/defective chargers or dropping a mains voltage extension lead into the bath. As mentioned in the UK death article and the video posted. Sucks for the people who died, but I have limited sympathy in all honesty.

[eluded]

It's just a small back bear

[M5Rick]

From Allo Allo. ''Good Mouning''

[Dino GT]

"We're all so desperate to be understood that we forget to be understanding"

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

So the issue is with faulty/defective chargers or dropping a mains voltage extension lead into the bath. As mentioned in the UK death article and the video posted. Sucks for the people who died, but I have limited sympathy in all honesty.

[Tambohamilton]

Originally Posted by Artemis

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[Lady Jane]

[ezaircon4jc]

Capt Kirk, Star Trek V ...


"Why does God need a spaceship?"

[Lady Jane]

[Lady Jane]

[Dino GT]

Arnie

[Bas_Met_Wielen]

Ahead of his time...

[wdb]

I've read that Lincoln's favorite saying was, "this too shall pass." Good words to remember during these topsy-turvy times.

[Lady Jane]

[wdb]

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

-- Groucho Marx

[Lady Jane]

[M5Rick]

''What are you doing here Briggs''

Clint Eastwood in Magnum Force.

[Lady Jane]

[Dino GT]

Originally Posted by Lady Jane

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This should be in the LOL pic. thread