Cell Phones Increase Risk of Death By Lightning, Doctors Claim

[Deepak]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060623/sc_space/cellphonesincreaseriskofdeathbylightningdoctorsclaim

According to a letter published in this week's issue of the British Medical Journal, people who talk on, or even just carry, mobile phones outdoors during storms are more likely to sustain fatal internal injuries if struck by lightning.

 

[DemoCoder]

Sounds like bogus science, based on pure anecdotal evidence. What's the increase in risk of injury? From 1 in 1million to 0.9 in a million?

 

[Neeyik]

It is bogus science - shows a complete lack of understanding about electric fields and lightning in general.

 

[K.I.L.E.R]

This is why I don't have a mobile phone.
It increases your chance of being killed.