網路追追追╱手機充電別接電話 小心被電死?
2004/10/01 11:18
記者陳曉藍、追追追小組╱調查報導
手機電池爆炸的新聞,在前一陣子時有所聞,最近網路上卻流傳一個更聳動的謠言:「手機充電時別接電話」,內容是敍述一名男子的手機在充電時接聽電話,沒想到竟被電死--真的有這種事嗎?
>>看原信:當手機正在充電時,切勿接聽電話?
在我們追追追上的是一份報紙的圖檔--這不是謠言的來源,反而應該稱為謠言真假的證據。據網友的提供,原來這則謠言最早是以電子郵件的形式在國外流傳,原文是這樣的:
Dear All,
I send this message to make you aware of the danger potential of the commonly used cellular phone. A few days ago, this following person was recharging his cellphone at home. Just at that time a call came and he attended to that call with the instrument still connected to the mains. After a few seconds electricity flowed into the cellphone unrestrained and the young man was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud. His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious, with weak heartbeats and burnt fingers. He was rushed to the nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Cellphone is a very useful modern invention. However, we must be aware that it can also be an instrument of death. Never use the cellphone while it is hooked to the mains! This is my humble plea. (以上,請參見:snopes.com:Overcharged)
據snopes.com的查證,這篇謠言的來源是2004年8月11日的新聞,有兩家印度的新聞媒體,針對此事做出報導,分別是Press Trust of India(通訊社)及New Indian Express(報紙)。這兩個媒體都有網站,不過站上搜尋都很糟,找不到相關的資訊。