look what i found online.......is this for real? 
We've seen deaths at the hands of cell phones take many different forms -- explosions, drownings, car accidents, even one kid who got hit by a train. One we haven't seen yet though? Electrocution. It seems a young man in Ghana picked up his cell phone to answer it while it was being charged. Shortly afterwards electricity zipped through his body and threw him to the floor with burns on his fingers from where the surge entered his body via the cell phone. His parents came in and rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Some have responded to the story by warning others to never answ! er their phone while it's being charged. But the more likely culprit here is either a cheaply (and improperly) made knock-off cell phone or shoddy home wiring. Remember, this happened in Ghana, a poor West African nation that still relies heavily on international financial and technological assistance.
So if you live in New York, you can probably answer your phone while its charging consequence-free. If you're an inhabitant of sub-Sahara Africa, maybe you'll pull the plug first.
Some have responded to the story by warning others to never answ! er their phone while it's being charged. But the more likely culprit here is either a cheaply (and improperly) made knock-off cell phone or shoddy home wiring. Remember, this happened in Ghana, a poor West African nation that still relies heavily on international financial and technological assistance.
So if you live in New York, you can probably answer your phone while its charging consequence-free. If you're an inhabitant of sub-Sahara Africa, maybe you'll pull the plug first.
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