Russian woman dies after dropping charging iPhone into bathtub

Independent UK | Thursday 12 February 2015 | KASHMIRA GANDER

[Swordmaker]

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Russian woman dies after dropping charging iPhone into bathtub

[Swordmaker]

Don't iPhone Surf in your bathtub. . . it could be fatal. Russian woman electrocuted when she drops charging iPhone in bathtub with her while bathing. Most likely a non-Apple charger, as Apple chargers are designed to cut off when compromised in such a manner. — PING!

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[P-Marlowe]

This is not possible. The charger is a D/C current at no more than 5 volts at 1 amp. Something else killed her.

[MHGinTN]

Russian woman? ... This is news, but that Putin threatened February 7th to reveal satellite imagery showing 911 to be a false flag op is not. Interesting.

[Cvengr]

only takes 0.1 amps to electrocute.

[Inyo-Mono]

You mean they have photos of the planes flying out of the White House?

[Bobalu]

I bet it was plugged into an extension cord.
Not good to drop the end of an extension cord into the bathwater.

[Cvengr]

Machete endured the high voltage, just to lure his assissin into an electrocution death trap.

[umgud]

I commented that people with substance abuse problems (ala Whitney Houston) should take showers and now I guess I need to caution against charging up in the tub.

[P-Marlowe]

only takes 0.1 amps to electrocute.

Yeah, at a million volts alternating current.

The charger transforms the current to DC. It's like dropping a flashlight into the bathtub and getting killed.

[P-Marlowe]

I bet it was plugged into an extension cord. Not good to drop the end of an extension cord into the bathwater.

That might make sense. Still, it would likely not happen in the US as most homes in the US have ground fault circuit interrupters which cut off the current if there is any short or water exposure. You can throw a toaster into the bathtub and before it can shock the bather, the current is cut off.

Since this was Russia, then anything is possible.

[MHGinTN]

I have npo idea what is on the satellite photos/video. Could just be the Pentagon missile. I mean, why would Russia have a satellite watching New York? Ewwww. The Pentagon I could understand, but New York City?

[Swordmaker]

This is not possible. The charger is a D/C current at no more than 5 volts at 1 amp. Something else killed her.

Recall that Tesla and Edison battled over the danger of Edison's preferred DC current's danger to electrocute people. AC was safer because you could let go of it, the argument went.

"While any amount of current over 10 milliamps (0.01 amp) is capable of producing painful to severe shock, currents between 100 and 200 mA (0.1 to 0.2 amp) are lethal. Currents above 200 milliamps (0.2 amp), while producing severe burns and unconsciousness, do not usually cause death if the victim is given immediate attention. Resuscitation, consisting of artificial respiration, will usually revive the victim.

Remember that cattle prods and Tasers are powered by anything from two AA cell batteries to a 9 volt battery.

You can be easily killed by 1 Amp in the right location across the right muscle. . . especially if it goes across the heart.

This news article is not clear about how it occurred. It's possible she dropped the charger connected to an extension cord into the water. It's also possible it was a third party charger that was defectively designed which allowed full line voltage to reach the phone. Hot phone from overcharging may have caused her to drop it. . . and ZAP! But that is pure speculation.

[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

Particularly as the extension cord was likely to be plugged into a 240V circuit.

[Swordmaker]

Yeah, at a million volts alternating current.

No, that can be very safe. I built a Tesla coil that produces 2 million volts at high AC. . . and it just passes right over the skin. DC? It would likely kill immediately.

[P-Marlowe]

She probably dropped her $600 phone into the water and then got so upset, she died of a heart attack.

[Star Traveler]

Pretty girl ... but dumb!

[Swordmaker]

She probably dropped her $600 phone into the water and then got so upset, she died of a heart attack.

Now that would be truly shocking!

[Poser]

Complete BS. That voltage and amperage wouldn’t hurt anyone, much less killed him.

[A CA Guy]

Maybe the shock of seeing her new $800 phone she was paying off over 3 years dropping into the water killed her?