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> Despite literally zero evidence of that actually being a problem in practice? You choosing to not even look for evidence so you could make an argument in ign
by chmod775 4y ago
> Despite literally zero evidence of that actually being a problem in practice?
You choosing to not even look for evidence so you could make an argument in ignorance does not automatically mean it doesn't exist. This is literally the first google result for "laptop case temperature causing burns": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4292129/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4292129/
Also look at this fun condition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythema_ab_igne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythema_ab_igne
> Temperatures between 43 and 47 °C can cause this skin condition; modern laptops can generate temperatures in this range. Indeed, laptops with powerful processors can reach temperatures of 50 °C and be associated with burns.
Some more results:
https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4n04r793 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4n04r793
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23164210_Thigh_Burn_Associated_With_Laptop_Computer_Use https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23164210_Thigh_Burn...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3853603/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3853603/
- userbinator 4y agoMaybe you should read my rebuttal first? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35026981 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35026981
- MaxikCZ 4y agoSo your rebuttal consists of "just put it off your legs, duh". Got it.
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- chmod775 4y agoThat's a flagged and dead reply to a sibling comment which would look schizophrenic as a response to this one - on top of everything else that is already wrong with it.