Scientists Blame Laptops for "Toasted Skin Syndrome"
While 'toasted skin syndrome,' has traditionally been associated with proximity to ovens or extreme heat sources, a handful of new studies link the "sponge-patterned skin discoloration" to a new cause: lazy laptop users. Over the past six years, medical journals have covered at least 10 cases of "toasted skin" resulting from users who don't move their laptops in spite of the machines overheating. In an article published Monday, researchers relayed the case of a 12-year-old boy whose leg went spotty after months of playing video games. "He recognized that the laptop got hot on the left side; however, regardless of that, he did not change its position," the authors wrote. While the condition is mostly harmless, it can potentially lead to skin disease and infertility in men. To avoid scalded skin, scientists have a simple recommendation: Move the laptop when it gets hot.
Read original story in Associated Press | Monday, Oct. 4, 2010
5 comments:
Move the laptop when it gets hot.
Lieberal Fascists!!!!
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What you should do when it rains is look up in the sky and drown.
From Our All-Wet Editor:
Christine O'D. doesn't think you should move it when it's hot.
We woke up too late (not to mention when we entered the outside world) to enjoy the rain today, but we'll give your suggestion a try tomorrow.
Nope, only 30% chance.
There were three, count 'em three accidents on my road today. One in the morning and two at night.
Even Wetter Editor:
There is something to the "oil slicks on the first day of rain" theory. Hope all damage was to status-symbols, not real people's vehicles.
Now that it's raining again, we have an odd desire to go outside & look at the clouds directly above us. BRB.
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