The South China Morning Post is reporting that Apple is investigating reports that a Chinese flight attendant was fatally electrocuted when getting out of the bath to answer a call on her iPhone 5 while it was plugged into the charger.
This is just another bogus/misleading/propagandist report by 9to5 Mac then, the South Morning China Post is absolutely NOT mentioning any bath or bathroom in their article...
[B]Ms. Ma's iPhone 5, according to her family, was purchased in December and was still under warranty. The family told @Stewardess network that she had left a bath to answer a call.[/b]
Yes, Tenfingers—this absolutely reeks of bullshit. But this sort of crap is not exclusive to China.
AI forum followers: review the Wikipedia summary quoted below—a now widely known and infamous case of flagrant media abuse—and ask yourself: why 60 Minutes was not forever discredited and sued out of existence after is it was proven they engineered a story which nearly destroyed Audi? The answer is so simple it may astound: people lie all the time—they love it.
As the fortunes of the big 3 US automakers fell around 2008, I watched the orchestrated bullshit campaign to try and destroy Toyota/Lexus. It didn't, of course. It only slowed Toyota, a company that is now stronger because of this planned sabotage.
It'll be interesting to see if there is a money grab in this case or if the Chinese gov will use this incident to further put the thumb screws to Apple.
Don't be misled by her using the phone. She has been plugging and unplugging the charger for many months. If there is a leak she will experience it long time before. Thus I believe there must be some other circumstances that led this electrocution if the news is really facts.
Could be a reasonable explanation for this accident.
Doubtless is. But I doubt we'll ever get a definitive answer. The chain of evidence will have been hopelessly compromised in a society as closed as China's. They may not even recognize chain of custody as a legal concept.
I was quite expecting to read that it had come from an explosion caused by using an extended external battery case. That would make 'more of a case', but a 3rd party one obviously.
On the surface this is pretty much impossible--- USB operates at 5 volts, and you can't kill someone with 5 volts. Not enough to overcome skin resistance.
Therefore, if this happened, it was most likely due to a cheap chinese charger or some other hack that was done that was profoundly unsafe.
One thing is pretty much for sure-- whatever killed this woman was not made by Apple!
This is just another bogus/misleading/propagandist report by 9to5 Mac then, the South Morning China Post is absolutely NOT mentioning any bath or bathroom in their article...
This is just another bogus/misleading/propagandist report by 9to5 Mac then, the South Morning China Post is absolutely NOT mentioning any bath or bathroom in their article...
On the surface this is pretty much impossible--- USB operates at 5 volts, and you can't kill someone with 5 volts. Not enough to overcome skin resistance.
Therefore, if this happened, it was most likely due to a cheap chinese charger or some other hack that was done that was profoundly unsafe.
One thing is pretty much for sure-- whatever killed this woman was not made by Apple!
Ummm. It doesn't matter what the voltage is. It's the current (Amperage) that usually causes fatalities. A common personal GGCI is rated to trip at 10ma because 20ma is enough to cause fibrillation which can result in death. It has nothing to do with the part being a "cheap knockoff" if the conditions were right.
The human body can actually withstand Kilovolts of electricity as long as the amperage and conditions are optimal.
Where is the evidence to back this sh** up. Sounds like some bs to me. It reminds me of the stories that came out a few years ago about people not being able to read from the iPad's screen. Some said that reading from the iPad's screen was damaging to their eyes. Um, but reading from natural sun light with all that uv sh** wouldn't? LOL! Again,pseudo pycho babble was used to try and discredit Apple's stuff.
Comments
"Apple to investigate reported iPhone 5 shock death"
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1282777/apple-investigate-reported-iphone-5-shock-death
Quote:
Originally Posted by andrzejls
I can understand where you are comming from, it not your fault, you were just born stupid.
???????????
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/07/15/apple-iphone-electrocuted-charging/
Quote:
Originally Posted by MacManFelix
Yes, Tenfingers—this absolutely reeks of bullshit. But this sort of crap is not exclusive to China.
AI forum followers: review the Wikipedia summary quoted below—a now widely known and infamous case of flagrant media abuse—and ask yourself: why 60 Minutes was not forever discredited and sued out of existence after is it was proven they engineered a story which nearly destroyed Audi? The answer is so simple it may astound: people lie all the time—they love it.
As the fortunes of the big 3 US automakers fell around 2008, I watched the orchestrated bullshit campaign to try and destroy Toyota/Lexus. It didn't, of course. It only slowed Toyota, a company that is now stronger because of this planned sabotage.
It'll be interesting to see if there is a money grab in this case or if the Chinese gov will use this incident to further put the thumb screws to Apple.
Quote:
Originally Posted by digitalclips
The water was possibly conducting directly from the live pin in the wall then along the wet cable to her, bypassing the charger completely.
Could be a reasonable explanation for this accident.
Don't be misled by her using the phone. She has been plugging and unplugging the charger for many months. If there is a leak she will experience it long time before. Thus I believe there must be some other circumstances that led this electrocution if the news is really facts.
I was quite expecting to read that it had come from an explosion caused by using an extended external battery case. That would make 'more of a case', but a 3rd party one obviously.
On the surface this is pretty much impossible--- USB operates at 5 volts, and you can't kill someone with 5 volts. Not enough to overcome skin resistance.
Therefore, if this happened, it was most likely due to a cheap chinese charger or some other hack that was done that was profoundly unsafe.
One thing is pretty much for sure-- whatever killed this woman was not made by Apple!
Thanks, then my initial comment on this thread stands.
... this from the report you link to is all that need be said then:
"But we do not know the circumstances of the incident and it is not suitable to jump to any conclusions at this stage," he said.
Oh yeah? Well take a look at my link then, from fortune/cnn. They mention the woman getting out of a bath.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Apple ][
The Chinese state has already been caught lying about Apple .....
So has the US state.
But I suppose the difference might be -- not sure -- that a US judge agreed with the state....
Are you thinking about the DOJ case? If yes, then i agree.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Apple ][
Are you thinking about the DOJ case?
Yes.
The notion of a 'lying state' is a redundancy...... China or otherwise. They all do it 'for the people.'
Is that her real name? /s
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessi
On the surface this is pretty much impossible--- USB operates at 5 volts, and you can't kill someone with 5 volts. Not enough to overcome skin resistance.
Therefore, if this happened, it was most likely due to a cheap chinese charger or some other hack that was done that was profoundly unsafe.
One thing is pretty much for sure-- whatever killed this woman was not made by Apple!
Ummm. It doesn't matter what the voltage is. It's the current (Amperage) that usually causes fatalities. A common personal GGCI is rated to trip at 10ma because 20ma is enough to cause fibrillation which can result in death. It has nothing to do with the part being a "cheap knockoff" if the conditions were right.
The human body can actually withstand Kilovolts of electricity as long as the amperage and conditions are optimal.
My favorite job.
Sounds like some bs to me. It reminds me of the stories that came out a few years ago about people not being able to read from the iPad's screen. Some said that reading from the iPad's screen was damaging to their eyes. Um, but reading from natural sun light with all that uv sh** wouldn't? LOL!
Again,pseudo pycho babble was used to try and discredit Apple's stuff.