Teddy Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 (from a news page) Doctors are warning that laptop computers may inflict a burn even through clothed skin, after the bizarre case of a Swedish scientist who scorched his penis and testicles while writing a report in his armchair. The unnamed 50-year-old father of two had balanced the computer on his lap while he wrote the report at home, taking about an hour to do it, according to a letter published in the next issue of the British medical weekly The Lancet. The following day, he started to develop painful blisters on his foreskin and scrotum, which became infected but eventually cleared up without the need for antibiotics. Laptop manuals usually advise users not to use the computer while its base is resting directly on exposed skin, as heat can build up if the device is left on for a long time. In this case, however, the patient had been wearing trousers and underpants. The tale "should be taken as a serious warning against use of a laptop computer, in a literal sense," said the letter's author, Claes-Goran Ostenson of the department of molecular medicine at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute. :dance: :) lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irokin Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 yep ive seen them burn a wooden table. hahaha he got his balls burnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted November 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 lol ouchie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trdcamrypride Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 ouch thats gotta hurt I'm glad that was not me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitephyre Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 :dance: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irokin Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 yea... I mean its not like they heat up insanely quick. Certainly not quick enough to blister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 chilblains? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demuire Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 You'd think if it was that hot as to give him blisters and what not, that he'd notice??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trdcamrypride Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 You'd think if it was that hot as to give him blisters and what not, that he'd notice??? ohh for sure cos of such a sencitive area you would realise it earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMsGPTurbo Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 or he was trying to cyber with his IRC g/f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trdcamrypride Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 or he was trying to cyber with his IRC g/f yes i could probably believe that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Posted November 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Dam Sweeds...:dry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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