'I woke up with a black eye': readers on their mobile phone injuries
by Guardian readers and Emma Ferguson from Technology | The Guardian on (#4WD6Y)
You have been telling us about serious and funny accidents caused by your mobile phones and here is what some of you said
A study in the US has found that since the release of the first iPhone in 2007 phone-related injuries have risen dramatically. The types of injury varied in magnitude from batteries exploding to injuries sustained by walking into a lamppost. The researchers wanted to encourage users to be more aware of the dangers of dividing their attention between tasks, and to educate people on how to prevent such issues.
We asked Guardian readers to respond with their own examples of phone-related injuries and were greeted with tales of punching chairs, football-style saves and black eyes. Here are some of our favourites:
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