Ever think that spending too much time on your cell phone might be taking years off of your life? It looks like there may be some credence to that theory, though not in the way you might expect. An exploding Motorola handset killed a welder from China named Xiao Jinpeng. The phone combusted during a spell of incredibly high temperatures in an Ore Dressing Plant in Gansu’s Jinta County. The phone exploded, piercing Jinpeng in the heart. And we thought drunk messages to your ex-girlfriend were bad. So sad.
Your phone can kill you
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 5:51PM EST
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Josh Karp followed his love of technology since a kid through to the present day. As a Special Correspondent at BGR, and part of the first editorial team, Josh covers press conferences, trade shows and other events around the world. An expert in all things mobile, Josh has more than eighteen years of experience covering the wireless industry.
