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Girl Gets a Shock While Tweeting in the Tub

by Terrence O'Brien on June 29, 2009 at 03:01 PM

We shouldn't need to tell you that electronics and water don't mix. We also shouldn't have to say that there's no need to tweet while scrubbing your body clean.

According to the Croatian Times, Romanian teen Flavia Maria Boricea was apparently so addicted to the microblogging service that she needed to tweet from the shower, and she spent so much time updating, her laptop battery died. Rather than put the computer down, finish bathing, and go back to 140-character world, Flavia went and grabbed the AC adapter for her PC.

Flavia, ingeniously, plugged one end into her laptop, and then with sopping wet hands, plugged the other end into the wall outlet. We don't have to tell you that she received quite a shock.

Sadly, Flavia didn't survive the surge. Her father discovered her with burns on her hands. Let this be a reminder that plugging in devices while wet is not only stupid, but deadly. Please, finish bathing before reaching for your gadgets. [From: Croatian Times, via Gawker]

Tags: electrocution, health, safety, top, twitter

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