05-10-2010, 10:12 PM
Laptops. Potentially HAZARDOUS to your health!
Do you use a laptop?
If the answer to above question is yes, you could be dead right now!
OK, so maybe you're not dead but you may have toasted legs.
If you're someone who spends a lot of time on your laptop, balancing the laptop on your thighs, then you need to become concerned. The excessive heat from your Laptop can toast your skin - this is ingeniously called the toasted Skin Syndrome.
Your average joe:
![[Image: toasted-skin-by-laptop.jpg]](http://gadgetsmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/toasted-skin-by-laptop.jpg)
In a recent case a 12 year old boy, who used to spend several hours everyday playing games on his laptop has developed this "toasted Skin Syndrome". According to him, he usually rests his laptop on his thigh(s) / lap, and wouldn't change his position for hours.
This condition can cause permanent skin darkening, according to University Hospital Basel and in rare cases it can lead to Skin cancer.
The effects:
![[Image: toasted-skin-syndrome.jpg]](http://gadgetsmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/toasted-skin-syndrome.jpg)
Remember: Desktops > Laptops.
Do you use a laptop?
If the answer to above question is yes, you could be dead right now!
OK, so maybe you're not dead but you may have toasted legs.
If you're someone who spends a lot of time on your laptop, balancing the laptop on your thighs, then you need to become concerned. The excessive heat from your Laptop can toast your skin - this is ingeniously called the toasted Skin Syndrome.
Your average joe:
In a recent case a 12 year old boy, who used to spend several hours everyday playing games on his laptop has developed this "toasted Skin Syndrome". According to him, he usually rests his laptop on his thigh(s) / lap, and wouldn't change his position for hours.
This condition can cause permanent skin darkening, according to University Hospital Basel and in rare cases it can lead to Skin cancer.
The effects:
Remember: Desktops > Laptops.