Can A Cell Phone Save Your Life?

@LadyDuck (457412)

Switzerland

November 15, 2015 6:51am CST

I know, you are thinking that this is a nonsense question. Of course you can use it to call for help, but this time the story is different. During the horrific attack of Friday in Paris, a young man (Sylvestre) has had his life saved because his cell phone has blocked a piece of shrapnel. The man was outside the stadium when a suicide bomber exploded in front of him. He had just ended a phone call and he still had the phone near the head. The man was lightly injured at the abdomen but his Samsung phone was enough to protect his head from a piece of shrapnel. This man was lucky, unfortunately many other have lost their life.

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@sofssu (23662)

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15 Nov 15

I saw this story on the news too.... Its stories like these that seem to bring some good cheer amid all the sorrow.

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@LeaPea2417 (36399)

• Toccoa, Georgia

15 Nov 15

@LadyDuck It is luck and I also think it was not his time to die , so God protected him in an unusual way.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

16 Nov 15

@LeaPea2417 So true, when it's our time to go nothing can help us.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

At least some people were lucky enough to save their life.

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@zebra2222 (5269)

• United States

15 Nov 15

That is an extremely lucky and fortunate circumstance. A good one at that.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

A moment of luck during a very unlucky day.

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@mysdianait (66009)

• Italy

15 Nov 15

That man was indeed so lucky!

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

16 Nov 15

@mysdianait He was lucky Diana, but too many were not, it is so sad.

@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

15 Nov 15

That cellphone became his saving grace! He should be so thankful!

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

He was lucky that the phone was solid enough to stop the piece of shrapnel.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

16 Nov 15

@LadyDuck This proves that if it is not yet your time to depart, even your cellphone (or any little thing for that matter) could hinder your departure.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

16 Nov 15

@salonga This is true, if he had not the cell phone, he would have tripped and fall on the ground.

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@Juliaacv (48272)

• Canada

15 Nov 15

What a stroke of luck, or a blessing for Sylvestre.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

I have seen the photo of his phone, I am sure he would have been killed.

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@gudheart (12659)

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15 Nov 15

I think it can in a few ways. One it can enable us to call for help if we can not get to your house phone :D

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

This is the only reason why I keep a cellphone in by handbag.

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@gabs8513 (48686)

• United Kingdom

15 Nov 15

That is certainly amazing and very lucky he must have moved it in the right Direction without knowing it

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

I believe in faith, it was not his time to quit this earth.

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@youless (112100)

• Guangzhou, China

15 Nov 15

Yes, this man was so lucky. Perhaps he should thank to the one who talked with him via the phone, too. I am sorry for the terrorists attrack in Paris. I hope people will get well soon.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

15 Nov 15

I would imagine there are several stories where something like a cell phone saved a life or two. He was lucky for sure.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

The poor guy was unlucky to be in the wrong place, but he was lucky to have his life saved.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

@AbbyGreenhill So true, if it was decided to let him live, there is a reason.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)

• United States

15 Nov 15

@LadyDuck Now he needs to figure out why he was saved....

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

15 Nov 15

yes,not only your life but many other things.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

So true Alfredo, I always keep mine in my purse, just in case.

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@cahaya1983 (11121)

• Malaysia

15 Nov 15

Oh wow, lucky guy. Apparently this isn't the first time that a cellphone saved someone's life. One time a Nokia phone stopped a bullet from hitting a police officer in Brazil.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

So now we have two brands that are solid enough Nokia and Samsung.

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@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

15 Nov 15

It reminds me of all the old stories of bibles in pockets stopping bullets.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

So true, the soldiers at front who were saved by an old book or their pocket watch, or the flask of whisky they used to kill the fear.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

It's what I thought but I did not dare to mention.

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@chance216 (280)

• United States

15 Nov 15

wow that is amazing. Phones are pretty small so he got very lucky!

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

Yes, he was lucky he still had the phone near his head.

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@Lucky15 (37346)

• Philippines

15 Nov 15

who would have thought that aside from call during emergency, the phone can be a life saver too, lucky man

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

It was surely not his moment to go.

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@Shellyann36 (11385)

• United States

17 Nov 15

I had not heard about this particular detail. The phone really did save his life.

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@Shellyann36 (11385)

• United States

17 Nov 15

@LadyDuck I will have to look for the story today.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

17 Nov 15

I saw the photos in "Le Figaro" yesterday morning while I was going through the news about the terrorists attacks.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

17 Nov 15

@Shellyann36 I am reading so many stories and some brings tears to my eyes.

@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

16 Nov 15

He is lucky or maybe it is not his time yet. Maybe he have something beautiful to do in this world that is not done yet.

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@wiLLmaH (8801)

• Singapore, Singapore

17 Nov 15

I think this is only the beginning @LadyDuck.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

17 Nov 15

@wiLLmaH I think too, more cities will follow. The Swiss government declared that the big Swiss cities could also be targeted.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

16 Nov 15

He was surely a lucky man. This was a terrible day.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

17 Nov 15

I hadn't heard about that. It kind of gives you goosebumps when you think about it.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

17 Nov 15

The poor guy was wounded at the abdomen but he would have not survived without the phone to protect his head.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

19 Nov 15

@LadyDuck He is one lucky young man.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

15 Nov 15

Things like this happen all the time. I tripped and fell last week. My hat protected my face from worse damage than it received, and my purse protected my hip.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

15 Nov 15

I am sorry, I did not know you fell, how are you today?

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

16 Nov 15

@ElizabethWallace I am so sorry, but I know, I fell on the ground and badly hit my head when was attacked in Miami. I was covered with bruises and it took two full week to feel better.

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@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

15 Nov 15

@LadyDuck The doctor said it will get worse before it gets better. So far, he is correct. This too shall pass.

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@zhou17306 (49)

• Hangzhou, China

16 Nov 15

he is lucky, wonderful! But it makes ppl very sad, in this attack, too many lives are gone.

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• Australia

19 Nov 15

I also watched this on news. lucky guy. I pray to God for victims. these terrorist attacks are so heart wrenching.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

19 Nov 15

Every day they become more dangerous and they are now treating several cities around the world. I fear that we will see more victims.