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To: Timpanagos1

Calling BS, right now.

5 (FIVE!) volts DC max is such a tiny charge. Plus a bath should have a GFCI outlet.

nope.nope. nope.

foul play ...

(and no, i have not read the article ...... )


11 posted on 07/11/2017 9:00:22 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: Blueflag

An extension cord, and no GFCI were the real culprit, but Apple has deeper pockets than the extension cord company.


24 posted on 07/11/2017 9:09:14 AM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: Blueflag

A properly working cell phone charger will not harm anyone. There is a possibility of an electrical fault, which is why many appliance cases are grounded.

Older outlets are not GFI protected.

All she needs to do is contact a faulted appliance while in the shower or bath (the metal plumbing and soapy water providing a path to ground) or otherwise come into contact with the hot power lead, and she’s a goner. Throwing an appliance into the bathtub with an intended victim is unlikely to harm them, the fuse or breaker will trip, and current will not find the path of least resistance through a human body. Reaching over in the bathtub and touching a faulted appliance will, most likely.


56 posted on 07/11/2017 9:52:35 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Psephomancers for Hillary!)
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