From switched.com Sweaty Man Electrocuted By PC - and Other Gadget-Related Deaths Posted Aug 4th 2007 2:03PM by Terrence O'Brien Filed under: Computers Seems tech has a contract out for geeks. Let this be a warning to all of you: Don't touch the inside of your PC when you are wet. According to Shanghai Daily, a young man, simply identified as "Wu," was shocked to death by his PC. Wu took the case off the outside of his PC to prevent it from overheating. For some unexplained reason, he was not running the air conditioner in his home, so he wasn't wearing that much clothing. At some point, his sweaty leg came in contact with his PC's innards and Wu was dealt the deadly jolt -- 380 volts right from his PC's power supply. Let's not forget that gadgets are electric, after all, and these kinds of deaths can happen just like that, so follow the precautions you'd take with any other electricity-powered device (like don't touch it if you're wet!). But electrocution is not the only hazard that can come with a gadget. Take a look at some of the other tech-related deaths we have covered in the past few months (surprisingly, there are a lot more than just these). We hope each of the following examples will serve as some kind of warning for you: Cell Phone Battery Explodes, Kills Worker: This one happened in China, where a factory worker's cell phone in his chest pocket exploded, sending shards into his chest. Kid Drowns in Lake After Cell Phone Sinks: This poor kid went diving after his cell phone in a lake. He never came back up. Man Drowns After Phone Drops in Sewer: This one isn't good for the claustrophobes: This Michigan man went after his dropped cell phone in a sewer, got stuck face-down, and drowned with his feet sticking up street level. damn sucks for the guy, dude got electrocuted cause he was sweaty...
It's true; computers are going to kill us! And to think there will be only more and more electronic gadgets/robots made to serve the lazy humankind.
I can't imagine how he'd have his leg inside his PC...besides if he stuck his foot in there by chance, which is an odd occurrence as well. Condolences to his family, and to those of the different cases as well.
oh damn, i wouldnt want to be in his spot. next time i'm gonna let the computer guys handle my computer =D
man......thats just sad ........i mean all he wanted to do was save a lil bit money and not turn on the AC
i dont think any of the posts are funny at all. It's known that there are a lot of fake batteries from china which has caused a lot of explosions and injuiries.. I guess it's not surprising given all the media exposure about made in china stuff ...
shit. i should be careful and close the windows when its raining. my pc is right in front of the window and whenever it rains, i still keep the windows opened.
