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Cell Phone Radiation Excites the Brain

frostilicus2 writes "The Register is reporting that Italian researchers have shown that radiation from mobile phones can excite the brain's cortex. A region that is "responsible for many higher faculties". They even claim that such an effect could be beneficial to some conditions."

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  1. Great! by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 4, Funny

    This should be a boon for the phone sex industry.

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  2. Heh by Rendo · · Score: 1, Funny

    People that overuse their cell phone are usually braindead to begin with, so at least SOMETHING is happening in their brains.

  3. Presumably: Driving a car... by tehgimpness · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...is not one of those 'high level faculties'.

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  4. Re:Ummm by Guppy06 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Like causing you to drive like a moron."

    Because nobody drove like a moron before the invention of the cell phone?

  5. Re:Ummm by dushkin · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's that got to do with radiation? It's to do with gender! ;)

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  6. This isn't news by EZLeeAmused · · Score: 3, Funny

    It has been known for many years that cell phone radiation stimulates the brains of product liability lawyers.

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  7. Re:Ummm by Eternauta3k · · Score: 1, Funny

    Even if the shifter were on the steering column (pretty uncommon in cars made after oh, about 1965) how would you drive one-handed? "Sorry for skating across three lanes of traffic, officer. I was trying to put it in third."
    That's why god gave you KNEES

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