Your laptop might make you infertile. For dudes, at least.
By Peter Rojas 
posted Dec 9th 2004 8:58AM
posted Dec 9th 2004 8:58AM
We've always just assumed we were sterile given the huge electromagnetic field all the gear at Engadget HQ must be bathing us in on a daily basis, but this clinches it: researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook say that actually using your laptop on your lap for extended periods of time could cause an, "increase in scrotal temperature [that] is significant enough to cause changes in sperm parameters," and over the long-term might result in fertility problems. Just be conformist and start working at a desk or get a Lapinator or something.
Yeah, but if you're the type of person that keeps a laptop in your lap that much, what are the odds you'll get laid anyway. :-)
What about girls? I always have a laptop on my lap. :T
I see this as a positive; no need to worry about any accidents. "Protection? We don't need that, baby, I've been using my laptop."
Users of Apple laptops should be especially susceptible, given that Mac OS X is built on UNIX.
Baby, I'm not ignoring you - I'm preparing for later!
Great advertisement for tablet pcs!
Wear a condom!
http://www.lapinator.com/
> Just be conformist and start working at a desk
conformist? everyone and their jerkoff brother has laptops these days. id say youre rebellious if you DONT sit at the local coffee shop with your nut-warming computer and an overpriced chai.
go buy a cool running laptop running a transmeta processor... get rid of your centrino and pentium machines...
Scotto, have you actually used a Lapinator?
The fact that they post "...our laptop did seem to run cooler" as if it was some sort of glowing endorsement is a little worrisome.
Or not...apparently these "researchers" have never heard of
hot tubs, Japanese hot baths, saunas, bastus, banjas, and any
endurance athletic activity in which men wear Spandex such as
bicycling, all of which cause heat buildup in the testicular
region.
transmeta's are crap and the company should just die, seriously, who needs more than two companies putting out consumer computer cpu's
Eric (#4),
That took me, quite literally, a few minutes to get, but its eff-ing hilarious.
Other Studies found women with laptops were more likely to be hit on by geeks
How ironic...I'm watching porn on my laptop but won't be able to fully enjoy it.
Hey, Brian . .
I don't know if Scotto has used a Lapinator, but I have had one for quite awhile now. It does work wonders in keeping your legs from getting burned from the heat, especially in those systems that vent from the bottom.
So, if you wang an endorsement, I give one. Also, they are listed on Amazon and it has gotten great ratings (including one from me).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0002Z2R0E/qid=1102719581/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl60/103-9052126-1652658?v=glance&s=home-garden&n=507846
And it is light and fits easily into my carrying case.
Maybe I should tell my ex-roomate about this. He's got a Saeger laptop that has so much power draw that the AC power supply has a laptop cooling fan in it that kicks in when it gets to a certain temperature.