Tragic but Darwinian. Don’t charge your iPhone while using it in the bathtub.
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15 YO martial arts champ electrocuted in bathtub
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15 YO martial arts champ electrocuted in bathtub
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Re: 15 YO martial arts champ electrocuted in bathtub
Isn't the output of a cell phone charger something like 5V and maybe 1A? Was she in salt water?
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Re: 15 YO martial arts champ electrocuted in bathtub
good catch, sr... I'm thinking "bullshiat" on this one.
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Re: 15 YO martial arts champ electrocuted in bathtub
It’s from Bleacher Report so it must be true. 
Or maybe someone here can op check it and find out.
Or maybe someone here can op check it and find out.
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PeteRasche
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Re: 15 YO martial arts champ electrocuted in bathtub
Add water and the resistance goes away. Phone chargers are not exactly high-quality electronics with trustworthy safeties. I'm sure the transformer can short. Google the keywords die cellphone charging bathtub and there are lots of stories.