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Laptop Heat May Cause 'Toasted Skin Syndrome'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the protect-your-crotch dept.

mrvook submitted an item that might affect a lot of you "Working with a laptop on one's lap for extended periods of time has been found to cause heat damage and skin discoloration in a handful of cases, prompting researchers examining the phenomenon to recommend thermal protection for laptop users and warnings labels on laptop device packaging." Only 10 cases have actually been reported, so this might just be a case of media hyping something, or it could be the end of the world with a generation of nerds doomed to sterility and crunchy crotches.

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  1. That's why they don't call them laptops. by chemicaldave · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Specifically referring to my horrendously flawed 1st generation 13" Macbook. Because of the heat generated it was marketed as a "notebook" and even comes with warnings against using it on your lap per the user guide. This has led to many a warm-lap, a melted "mag-safe" power cord, and just recently caused one of the plastic screw holes for the heatsink to actually shatter during use.

  2. Re:Testicular cancer by TheMidget · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My cousin blames his testicular cancer on ...

    Or maybe, he just didn't jack off enough?