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#overheard
"It's Possible to Receive a Small and Quick Electrical Shock From Your Earbuds While Listening to iPod"
From Apple's support pages, a warning about potential static electricity buildup in earbuds, in which Apple has been reduced to explaining basic physics to its customers. [via Crave UK]
