Well I was responding to the original post was about being electrocuted by a mobile that was plugged in, so I posted a link about this.
As for batteries exploding, yes this happens but only rarely and normally with 3rd party/cheap batteries. Hence why mobile manufacturers always state that you should only use spares and accessories made by them. Unfortunately people prefer to save money and buy cheap and potentially (but unlikely) dangerous ones instead.
btw, it isn't the voltage that kills in an electric shock, it's the current. You can die from a very low voltage shock if the current is high enough (which it probably isn't in a mobile phone). For example, a static electricity shock may contain 1000s of volts but has very little current in it, so hence it doesn't kill you.
Well I was responding to the original post was about being electrocuted by a mobile that was plugged in, so I posted a link about this.
As for batteries exploding, yes this happens but only rarely and normally with 3rd party/cheap batteries. Hence why mobile manufacturers always state that you should only use spares and accessories made by them. Unfortunately people prefer to save money and buy cheap and potentially (but unlikely) dangerous ones instead.
btw, it isn't the voltage that kills in an electric shock, it's the current. You can die from a very low voltage shock if the current is high enough (which it probably isn't in a mobile phone). For example, a static electricity shock may contain 1000s of volts but has very little current in it, so hence it doesn't kill you.
And so ends todays lesson ;-)
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