Recently I read from a forward mail explaining
that how the electricity passes through the flash light of the digital camera
and causes fatal.
Figure 1.0
Attached below is the explanation stated from
the forwarded mail:
“Can ELECTRICITY pass through Flash light of the Digital
Camera to our body??? Yes it is 100% true.
This is a true incidence reported of a boy aged 19, who was studying in 1st year of engineering, who died in Keshvani Hospital, Mumbai. He was admitted in the Hospital as a burned patient. Reason? This boy had gone to Amravati (a place located in State of Maharashtra) on a study tour, on their return they were waiting at the railway station to catch the train. Many of them started taking pictures of their friends using "Mobile Phones" and / or "Digital Camera". One of them complained that, he was unable to capture the full group of friends in one frame in the Digicam. This boy moved away to a distance to get the whole group. He failed to notice that at an angle above his head, 40,000 volts electrical line was passing through. As soon as he clicked the digital camera? 40,000 volt current passed through the camera flash light to his camera and then from his camera to his fingers & to his body. All this happened within a fraction of a second. His body was half burned. They arranged for an ambulance & his burned body was brought to Keshavani Hospital, Mumbai. For one & half days or so he was conscious & talking. Doctors did not have much hope as there were a lot of complex issues in his body. He passed away later. Now how many of us are aware about these technical threats & dangers? Even if we are, how many of us are adhering... Now should we call ourselves as educated and knowledgeable people? > Please avoid mobile phones on petrol outlets. > Please avoid talking on mobile phones while driving. > Please avoid talking on mobile phones while kept in charging mode without disconnecting from wall socket. > Please do not keep mobile phones on your bed while charging and / on wooden furniture. > Avoid using mobile phones / Digital cameras near high voltage electrical lines like in railway stations and avoid using flash. You could create safety awareness among people whom you care by sharing this information...... ” |
The message from the
forwarded mail seems quite true, anyhow as the saying goes, “prevention is
always better than cure”. It is always better to take any precaution when
taking photos.
This article is purely for information purposes
only.
