Warning
to cell-phone users: 'Stay away from power poles'
- The Nation, April 9, 2004
Is this an urban legend? It seems similar to urban legend
about the dangers of cell
phones at gas station: A senior academic yesterday
warned people against using their cell phones close
to high-voltage power poles - a move that exposes them
to the risk of electric shock and their phone exploding...
Turning off the cell phone did not mean the user could
safely get closer to the pole, he said.
Discharges of electromagnetic waves from cell phones
could cause a spark and attract a flow of electricity
from the poles to the phone, thus subjecting its user
to the risk of fatality...
Wisarut notes: Mobile phones exploding when
used under the high power lines is a real danger since
such an incident electrocuted a mobile phone engineer...
even though he survived, he needed to have both legs
amputated. This incident also has been reported in local
Thai press.
Warning to cell-phone users: ‘Stay away from power…
This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.