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Chinese woman dies of electric shock - iPhone 5
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http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/...09864.html
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#2
Completely believable if she had the charger attached to an extension cord and dipped the cord into the tub. Otherwise ... 5VDC, 500ma ? It *might* kill you if it was attached to electrodes internally ON your heart. Otherwise, nope.

But hey... it says "Apple" so harvest da clicks !
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#3
I'd say this is highly questionable. What's the charger capacity on an iPhone, 5v at about 1 amp?
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#4
With 365 million iPhones sold since 2007, this one iPhone incident is truly a reason to panic...if it is true.
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#5
A Chinese knock-off?
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#6
norse wrote:
A Chinese knock-off?

My first thought too, I wonder if the charger and Lightning cable are the original Apple products.
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GGD wrote:
[quote=norse]
A Chinese knock-off?

My first thought too, I wonder if the charger and Lightning cable are the original Apple products.
Perhaps she was using a lightning rod instead of a lightning cable.
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#8
Home/apartment not built to code and knockoff charger. Charger plugged into non-GFIC, 120 V on iPhone case ground. She touches computer plugged into similar circuit, but on opposite phase on other side of room. 240 V across the hands can easily kill. Her family should look at the building contactor and city inspectors instead of Apple.
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#9
Apple smear job
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#10
davester wrote:
Perhaps she was using a lightning rod instead of a lightning cable.

An easy mistake to make! Big Grin
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