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		kens on Nov 25, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Macbook charger teardown: surprising complexity in... There are multiple reports of phone chargers killing people: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/14/c_1325400... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2950641/Woman-electr... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2671493/Woman-dies-e... http://shanghaiist.com/2015/03/15/girl_from_hebei_dies_after... If you look inside cheap chargers (as I have), it's not surprising that they occasionally kill people.

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