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NEWS: Mobile phone risk during storms
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| John Navas 2006-06-29, 7:33 am |
| <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5106510.stm>
Next time you find yourself talking on your mobile phone in the
middle of a thunderstorm you may want to cut the conversation short.
UK doctors have warned of the danger of lightning strikes when using
mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather.
In the British Medical Journal, they highlight the case of a
teenager left with severe injuries after being struck by lightning
when talking on her phone.
The metal in the phone directs the current into the body, they say.
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| Stephen 2006-06-29, 7:33 am |
| On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:50:59 GMT, John Navas
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> Next time you find yourself talking on your mobile phone in the
> middle of a thunderstorm you may want to cut the conversation short.
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> UK doctors have warned of the danger of lightning strikes when using
> mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather.
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> In the British Medical Journal, they highlight the case of a
> teenager left with severe injuries after being struck by lightning
> when talking on her phone.
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> The metal in the phone directs the current into the body, they say.
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> [MORE]
The lightening doesn't care if you're using a cell phone. A person is
a good conductor when standing where lightening can get you.
Stephen
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