It’s been a joke among computer users that working too long with a notebook PC on your lap can lead to a laptop tan. Swiss researchers aren’t laughing. They say using a hot laptop that rests on your legs can give you mottled, discolored skin that could lead to a condition called “toasted skin syndrome”.
Pediatrics. In a case cited by the journal, a 12-year-old boy developed “sponge-patterned skin coloration” on his left thigh after playing video games with the computer on his lap for a few hours a day for several months. The image on the right, courtesy of Dr. Benabio, of a “toasted” thigh shows the disgusting details.
Another case that’s come to light involves a law student in Virginia, the AP reported. In that instance, the future lawyer showed up at the Eastern Virginia Medical School complaining about mottled discoloration on her leg. When probed about her work habits, the student revealed she spent about six hours a day working with her laptop which could reach a temperature of 125 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the assistant dermatology professor who examined the student, Dr. Kimberley Salkey.
The Swiss researchers, Drs. Andrea Arnold and Peter Itin, told the AP that laptops rarely get hot enough to burn their operators, but they can cause skin damage that might lead to cancer. The physicians, however, could not cite any specific cases where that happened.
Other dangers from prolonged laptop usage in a lap have been reported in the past, according to the Daily Mail.
For example, Dr. Yefim Sheynkin conducted research at New York State University at Stony Brook demonstrating that a laptop balanced on the thighs raises the temperature of male sperm by three degrees Centigrade. That could trigger fertility problems and over time could cause irreversible damage, he concluded.
it has much worse effects for men
is it a bit hypocritical of me thats my laptop in on my lap whilst im watching this video ??? lol
“ASIDE FROM THE HEAT WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS ARE COMING OUT”
And she is laughing not even believing her own words!!!
This is the type of videos that osama watches and is like “death to amerrrrica!!!”
they actually stopped calling them laptops and call them notebooks for just that reason…
Isn’t called a LAPtop 4 a reason
corny