** Mobile phone risk during storms **

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Metal in objects such as phones can direct the current into the body,
Next time you find yourself talking on your mobile phone in the middle of a thunderstorm you may want to cut the conversation short!


UK doctors have warned of the danger of lightning strikes when using mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather.

In the British Medical Journal, they highlight the case of a teenager left with severe injuries after being struck by lightning when talking on her phone.

The metal in the phone directs the current into the body, they say.

for more; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5106510.stm

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