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Wife thought he was attacked after he suffered burns on his chest, arm and hand
Daily Mail UK ^ | 17 March 2017 | UPDATED: 21:23 EDT | By Amie Gordon

Posted on 03/20/2017 11:59:13 AM PDT by Swordmaker

A coroner is to warn Apple that iPhone chargers can be potentially lethal after a man was electrocuted in the bath.

Richard Bull from Ealing in west London was pronounced dead by paramedics in his home on December 11.

The 32-year-old was found by his wife Tanya, who thought her husband had been attacked because his burns were so severe.

At an inquest into his death the coroner issued a warning about using the 'innocuous devices' which can be 'as dangerous as a hairdryer in a bathroom.' Recording a verdict of accidental death, Dr Sean Cummings said: 'These seem like innocuous devices but can be as dangerous as a hairdryer in a bathroom. 'They should attach warnings. I intend to write a report later to the makers of the phone.'

Mr Bull was getting ready to go out meet family members to exchange Christmas presents when the tragedy happened.

His mother Carole said: 'I have worried that so many people and especially teenagers, that can't be separated from their phones, don't know how dangerous it is.'

PC Craig Pattison told the inquest at West London Coroner's Court how he found the extension lead running from the hallway outside into the bathroom.' 'We found an iPhone plugged into the extension cable and then the charger element in the bath,' he explained

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The voltage and amperage from the 240 V British system is more than adequate to kill, and this idiot had the charger laid on his chest, which means he also had the full voltage and amperage available of the extension cord end laid on his chest where that charger was plugged into it. This dolt could just as well of had a electric heater on his chest for all he cared about safety.

There is also no indication that the charger was an Apple charger. There are a lot of third party chargers on the market and Apple found that 97% of them were incapable of regulating the charging amperage that was allowed through, unlike Apple’s charger.

The standard USB charger provides 1.1 Amps at 5 Volts. 100 to 200 mA can be lethal. This guy had 240 (nominally 230 Volts) at up to 20 Amps sitting on his chest at the female end of the extension cord where he had the USB charger plugged in. Get it wet with ionized water (soap will do it or any minerals in the water) and ZAP! Instant Darwin Award Candidate, if not finalist.

1 posted on 03/20/2017 11:59:13 AM PDT by Swordmaker
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To: Swordmaker

England. An entire country that doesn’t understand electricity.

(Brought to you by Lucas Electric, prince of darkness.)

;-)


2 posted on 03/20/2017 12:03:34 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Swordmaker

Darwin Award


3 posted on 03/20/2017 12:04:17 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: Swordmaker

Sounds to me like he dunked the extension cord into the bath and that was the problem.

If he had plugged the charger into the wall he would have been OK.

This is an unwarranted bad rap for Apple—they had nothing to do with the extension cord.

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Plus if he had been in the US an outlet in the bathroom would have had GFI protection, I don’t know about the code in the UK. The hallway outlet would not have required GFI protection...


4 posted on 03/20/2017 12:05:04 PM PDT by CurlyDave
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Brought to you by Lucas Electric, prince of darkness.

I had a 1975 Triumph Trident. Great bike. But the Lucas electronics were unbelievably bad. They still don't know how to make a starter.

5 posted on 03/20/2017 12:06:26 PM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
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To: Swordmaker

I guess no one in his life ever told him electrical appliances should not be near water?

so sad the goofy things we do in the moment that can have tragic results.


6 posted on 03/20/2017 12:06:38 PM PDT by b4me (If Jesus came to set us free, why are so many professed Believers still in chains?)
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To: Swordmaker

There’s an app for that...


7 posted on 03/20/2017 12:07:28 PM PDT by bar sin·is·ter
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To: MV=PY

Was he watching video of the bathtub scene early in Goldfinger?


8 posted on 03/20/2017 12:07:47 PM PDT by FirstFlaBn
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UK man electrocutes himself while charging his iPhone while taking a bath. . . but he had the charger plugged into an extension cord lying on his chest. . . which was plugged into the standard British 240 V. electrical supply. Oops. Coroner blames Apple for failing to put a warning not to do that on its safety label . . . — PING!

Pinging dayglored, ThunderSleeps, and ShadowAce because UK Coroner thinks it's important for manufacturers of electronic devices to warn people to not bathe with them while charging them. Perhaps we should help him warn Industrial Strength Stupid users? LOL!


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9 posted on 03/20/2017 12:08:11 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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How dumb do you have to be NOT to know that water and electricity are a bad combination?


10 posted on 03/20/2017 12:09:27 PM PDT by Ronin (Blackface or bolt-ons, it's the same fraud. - Norm Lenhart)
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Plus if he had been in the US an outlet in the bathroom would have had GFI protection, I don’t know about the code in the UK. The hallway outlet would not have required GFI protection...

A commentator on another site said he had a brother who was a contractor in the UK and they are not allowed to install outlets in bathrooms at all. I don't know about the veracity of that comment, but it might explain the extension cord to the outlet in the hallway. . .

11 posted on 03/20/2017 12:10:43 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
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I guess no one in his life ever told him electrical appliances should not be near water?

RTFM

Every electrical device has a disclaimer warning not to use it near water. Of course this was England, so they don't understand English like we do.

12 posted on 03/20/2017 12:12:36 PM PDT by roadcat
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I sure wouldn’t want a 240V outlet in my bathroom.

But how do they deal with hair driers, electric razors, electric toothbrush, etc. with no outlets?


13 posted on 03/20/2017 12:14:52 PM PDT by CurlyDave
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Gal in our neighborhood took a shower and washed her hair and then decided to soak in the tub while she dried her hair. Hands were slick and she dropped the hair dryer in the tub while it was plugged in. Husband came home from work early and found her. Fortunately her kids weren’t home yet from school.

People just don’t think about what a bad combination water and electrical current can be.


14 posted on 03/20/2017 12:16:11 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Swordmaker

Click the Pic

15 posted on 03/20/2017 12:16:43 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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My sympathies for the mother and his girlfriend, but that aside the name “Richard Bull’ would be a great stage name.
Yes, a little off topic.


16 posted on 03/20/2017 12:16:46 PM PDT by lee martell
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“Brought to you by Lucas Electric, prince of darkness.”

LOL! You must have owned an MG.

Old joke: Why do the Brits drink warm beer? Because Lucas makes their refrigerators......


17 posted on 03/20/2017 12:17:56 PM PDT by tgusa (gun control: hitting your target.)
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Q - Why do The English drink warm beer?

A - Lucas also makes refrigerators.


18 posted on 03/20/2017 12:18:55 PM PDT by beelzepug (Anybody I attack may rest assured it's personal!)
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Damn you!!!


19 posted on 03/20/2017 12:19:39 PM PDT by beelzepug (Anybody I attack may rest assured it's personal!)
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To: CurlyDave

If he had plugged the charger into the wall he would have been OK.
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You aren’t allowed to have an outlet in a “Water Closet” in England ... except for a single outlet up high above a shaving mirror presumably for an electric razor,, although I believe they were allowed before electric razors were invented.. they were counting on the height to keep water away even if you splashed in the sink.


20 posted on 03/20/2017 12:20:58 PM PDT by Neidermeyer (Show me a peaceful Muslim and I will show you a heretic to the Koran.)
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