Memo to self- Don't buy substitute batteries
A man has died after his mobile phone exploded, severing a major artery in his neck, according to reports.
The man, thought to be a shop assistant in his twenties at a computer shop in Guangzhou, China, died after he put a new battery in his phone. It was believed that he may have just finished charging the battery and had put the phone in his breast pocket when it exploded.
According to the local Chinese daily Shin Min Daily News, the accident happened on January 30 at 7.30pm. An employee at the shop told Chinese media that she heard a loud bang and saw her colleague lying on the floor of the shop in a pool of blood. The employee said the victim had recently changed the battery in his mobile phone.
Chinese authorities have yet to determine the make and model of the phone and its battery. Some reports indicated the store was a Lenovo shop, but it was thought that this might be because the shop advertised Lenovo computer products. Police were investigating whether the phone and battery were counterfeit.
Some other pointers:
- Always use original batteries. Be sure that batteries by the manufacturer are meant for your mobile phone.
- Never modify your phone
- Always use original battery chargers
- Do not expose your mobile phone to high temperatures, and avoid exposing it to direct sunlight
- Avoid long phone conversations
- Do not make or answer calls when the phone is charging
- Try to keep your phone in a bag instead of in a pocket
- Do not use damaged batteries
4 comments:
Not good.... at least where guys are concerned, we usually keep our phones low down in our trouser pockets, thus maximising survival (for the current generation anyway) should the phone decide to grenade itself...............
The light courier saddle bags help in that regard.
Jeremy,
That's where I recommend Balls of Steel... you can develop them through courageous acts, like working as a manager in a large bank and telling project teams what they cannot do. The side effects are an always present clinking sound whilst you walk and difficulty getting through the airport metal detectors, but usually when they wave the hand held metal detector over you and realise the real story, they tend not to want to $@#% with you!
See, that's where Titanium comes into it... lighter and stronger than steel. Similar resistance to damage, but with less pendulum effect when changing direction or when coming to a stop or taking off.
On the downside, titanium isn't magnetic - thus requireing you to actually put your phone in your pocket, rather than just sticking it to the outside of your trousers.
How do you develop them? Wellllllll I know of a little medical imaging clinic in the north of melbourne.....
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