Laptops...give males problems?

I live 500 miles away from mine!

 

Well, yeah, the article doesn't state there will definite long term damage - they say there might be, which should be enough

Hey, base jumping is extremely dangerous but not all base jumpers die
So the fact that one biker's had kids doesn't mean biking shorts don't pose a health risk...

 

Damnable telephone!

 

...you can have your sperm frozen??? Personally, I think that's messed up.

Lance Armstrong, a superstar professional cyclist who probably wears bike shorts more then regular shorts, and a guy with only one testical. If he can have a kid through all of that, anyone can

I live...about 10 feet from my mama.

 

i use a lap top every day ^ - ^ i dotn worrie tho im only 14

 

the entire premise of that idea is off target. almost every occurring mass in the known universe emits radio waves. radio waves are streaming through 100% of the population of Earth 100% of the time. it's the entire premise behind why we can even do things like radio astronomy; it is perfectly natural and not a problem.


the long term effects can be broken into a few potentials.

heat. this isn't really feasible in this scenario. the heat is minuscule compared to what you do in life. going for a walk around the block will heat you far more than your laptop will. air conditioning is a modern marvel. humans reproduced for millenia just fine generating far more heat than this laptop will in your dorm or the park.

(and since we already agree the short term effects are just that, I will let that speak for itself)

radio waves. already addressed.

bluetooth, WWAN, other 'wireless' frequencies: see radio waves. the idea of distance being at all relevant on something that can travel as far as these do and in all directions at once (i.e. a sphere) without losing any of its strength or what-have-you is a red herring. it's not relevant. again as shown by the fact that radio waves are a known constant of the universe.

unless someone has some other reason that concerns them about long term effects, I don't see anything that even suggests such concern is even worth investigating. I mean, we're not worried it will cause worts are we? but, well, to reuse an over used phrase, "you never know"...

 

unnatural =/= harmful

not sure what you're thinking here dufresne... are you saying that most unnatural things (i.e. not occurring in nature) are, indeed, harmful to a human being?

is it really a fact? I think your post is incorrect and a bit on the rude side.


fortunately our race has continued to reproduce through eons of technological advances. so now we're here to debate if we're sabatoging this very ability by getting hot in a new and different way?


it will impact the life of the laptop because of improper venting. that is a concern. (as would using a laptop on the carpet) but not relevant to the question.

 

I think it's pretty clear what I mean. It was stated that using a computer was not harmful in any way. I would leave that without a comment. The way the statement was made was pretty rude. I will leave that without a comment also.
I don't agree with some of the things in your post but I don't think this is the place for discussions of that sort and I really regret posting my opinion. My intention was not to be rude or offend anyone. Sorry if I did.
I also find your first post rather rude. In my opinion you're way off. Just IMO

 

Yep - she already called me this morning about something she saw on CNN.

Caller ID = best invention ever! ;D

 

yeah, the bucket is pretty open to what we want to talk about... just stay nice, eh. If you want to drop out of the particular conversation, no harm in that either. No judging from me, ok

Little curious though... (if you're so inclined) can you be specific on what I'm way off on? Please do be so I can counter with source material to back up what I said. I'd rather not my fellow 3reefers be stuck with misinformation.

To be clear, I wasn't giving an opinion in my post. I can back any of it up.

I want to be clear to those that are worried about their gonads. There is no reason, whatsoever, to be concerned about your laptop endangering your reproductive abilities. There is zero evidence to support it is harmful. And plenty of babies to support it is inert. There is only "figuring" based on incorrect premises that cause this worry.

The idea of it being harmful is on par with the idea that talking on a cell phone has any capability to blow up the gas pump or a cell phone has any kind of capability to unlock your car door (or pick your alarming chain letter). It sounds reasonable on the surface, until you actually see how these things work.

Jwin - no worries of any kind. College kids () have been using laptops for years now and our population is still growing. If it had long term effects, they'd be evident by now.