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The silly season has started. - sainsbury's christmas ad sparks complaints.
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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 1063274" data-attributes="member: 175144"><p>Whilst it might be more unwary than stupid, there are a few reports this year of people getting electrocuted whilst wearing earphones on a mobile phone that is connected to a mains charger.</p><p></p><p>Examples </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5626441/girl-17-electrocuted-with-headphones-melted-in-her-ears-while-using-her-mobile-that-was-charging/" target="_blank">Girl, 17, electrocuted as her mobile's headphones 'melted in her ears'</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6470735/Malaysian-boy-electrocuted-wearing-headphones-phone-plugged-charger.html" target="_blank">Malaysian boy electrocuted by headphones whilst charging phone | Daily Mail Online</a></p><p></p><p>Whilst it appears to have been a standard warning when I was - a lot - younger to refrain from using headphones on a valve amplifier, there is little if anything about connected equipment such as a mobile being a risk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 1063274, member: 175144"] Whilst it might be more unwary than stupid, there are a few reports this year of people getting electrocuted whilst wearing earphones on a mobile phone that is connected to a mains charger. Examples [URL="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5626441/girl-17-electrocuted-with-headphones-melted-in-her-ears-while-using-her-mobile-that-was-charging/"]Girl, 17, electrocuted as her mobile's headphones 'melted in her ears'[/URL] [URL="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6470735/Malaysian-boy-electrocuted-wearing-headphones-phone-plugged-charger.html"]Malaysian boy electrocuted by headphones whilst charging phone | Daily Mail Online[/URL] Whilst it appears to have been a standard warning when I was - a lot - younger to refrain from using headphones on a valve amplifier, there is little if anything about connected equipment such as a mobile being a risk. [/QUOTE]
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