Commentary: An Alabama man wakes, his dog tag makes contact with the charger and he gets a severe electric jolt.<\/b>
A shot of Day’s injuries.
\u00ab\u00a0I just thought that’s how you die. \u00a0\u00bb
These were the words of 32-year-old Wiley Day to WAAY-TV after he had a bad experience with his iPhone.
He said he fell asleep with it charging via an extension cord next to him in bed.
When he woke up on Thursday morning, he discovered that his dog-tag necklace had become entangled in a space that had emerged between the extension cord and the charger.
He says he was jolted to the floor by the forces of electricity, but he was able to break the chain off his neck in time. \u00ab\u00a0I kept yelling ‘Jesus,'\u00a0\u00bb he told WAAY.
He described the feeling to the Washington Post as: \u00ab\u00a0the eeriest, darkest, most demonic thing you could ever experience. \u00a0\u00bb
Neither Day nor Apple immediately responded to a request for comment. However, Day said he suffered second- and third-degree burns to his neck and hands. Doctors told WAAY that he was lucky to be alive.
On his Facebook page , Day said his current pain level is \u00ab\u00a0only about a 2, but I don’t know what’s to come. \u00a0\u00bb He added that he was \u00ab\u00a0most happy to be an example for those who were unaware of the dangers of charging electronics while sleeping. \u00a0\u00bb
What happened to Day is just one example of the dangers of sleeping with a charging phone next to you. Phones have even occasionally been known to explode during the night.
Day told the Post that after his experience became public, he heard from many concerned people.
\u00ab\u00a0I found out most people were using extension cords because they were still on their devices in bed,\u00a0\u00bb he said. \u00ab\u00a0I mean, it’s sad but true. \u00ab\u00a0<\/p>\n