# Male Dopers Beware: Protect your Bits from your Laptop! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 22, 2002, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200 "2002-11-22T18:28:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/1 "2002-11-22T18:28:48Z")
Beware! [Scientist Burns Penis with Hot Laptop](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=573&ncid=757&e=1&u=/nm/20021122/od_nm/penis_dc) Be careful out there, guys. This could cause serious damage to your hard drive. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/2 "2002-11-22T18:32:15Z")
Itā€™ll turn it into a floppy drive, in fact. ::_Vanyel ducks away from the rotton tomatos_:: ---
**Author:** ![Jessity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/3 "2002-11-22T18:32:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Elenfair \* > \*\* > > This could cause serious damage to your hard drive. > > šŸ˜ƒ \*\* And we do NOT want that! ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/4 "2002-11-22T18:40:28Z")
Look, if IBM would just clearly label their ThinkPads as having a _disk_ drive, then there wouldnā€™t be this problem, would there? ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/5 "2002-11-22T18:50:26Z")
I, as an owner, and current user of a laptop, want to thank you for the warning. Iā€™m terrified thatā€¦ **HOLY CRAP THATā€™S HOT!!!** Owie, Owie Owie. ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/6 "2002-11-22T19:28:12Z")
> [@](#): > > **HOLY CRAP THATā€™S HOT!!!** Yeah I knowā€¦ Iā€™m a pretty big boyā€¦ ::Xavier, who doesnā€™t notice the smoke eminating from his flies:: ---
**Author:** ![Elenfair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cc9497/32.png) [@Elenfair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elenfair)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/7 "2002-11-22T21:13:26Z")
**lno** Labelling? Shit. Iā€™d love to see ā€œDo not place close to source of erection. May cause permanent damage.ā€ Iā€™m sure I could even design a little ā€œsafety iconā€ for it. Ooyeah. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/8 "2002-11-22T21:26:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Scientist Burns Penis with Hot Laptop You know, if I were a journalist, thatā€™s the kind of headline Iā€™d live for. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/9 "2002-11-22T22:10:59Z")
Thanks for the hot tip. ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/10 "2002-11-22T22:15:36Z")
And glad it didnā€™t burn your scrotum off. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/11 "2002-11-22T22:18:05Z")
Too bad for Mr. Ostenson the incident didnā€™t occur stateside. He could sue the shit out of the manufacturer, the companies that supply the parts, the Karolinska Institute for not supplying him with a desktop, etc., etc. and probably walk away with more money that those fat kids from the Bronx will. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/12 "2002-11-23T00:22:49Z")
It almost did burn his scrotum off: > [@](#): > > The ventral part of his scrotal skin had turned red, and there was a blister with a diameter of about two centimeters (0.8 inches)ā€¦ Two days later, the blisters broke and the wounds became infected and then crusted but after about a week the unidentified scientist was ā€œhealing quite rapidly.ā€ :eek: \*\*OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! \*\* ---
**Author:** ![alex\_arg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@alex\_arg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alex_arg)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/13 "2002-11-23T00:53:00Z")
Whew! I used to use my laptop in bed, and it did get very hot. Glad Iā€™m using a desk now. ---
**Author:** ![kirk280980](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@kirk280980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirk280980)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/14 "2002-11-23T01:22:03Z")
Now we know why Sex And The Cityā€™s Carrie Bradshaw rests her laptop upon a cushionā€¦ she couldnā€™t risk burning her fangita now, could she? FWIW, I use a cushion too, and it solves the problem. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/15 "2002-11-23T01:47:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eonwe \* > \*\*You know, if I were a journalist, thatā€™s the kind of headline Iā€™d live for. \*\* šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/16 "2002-11-23T03:07:46Z")
ā€œBitsā€? Good heavens! Male Dopers donā€™t have ā€œbitsā€! They have GREAT SEETHING POUNDING BEASTS! But aside from thatā€¦ow! Thatā€™s just gotta hurt! ---
**Author:** ![Jessity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/17 "2002-11-23T03:27:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Persephone \* > \*\*ā€œBitsā€? > > Good heavens! Male Dopers donā€™t have ā€œbitsā€! They have GREAT SEETHING POUNDING BEASTS! > > \*\* Pfft. Who told you that?! ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/18 "2002-11-23T03:38:38Z")
> [@](#): > > Pfft. Who told you that?! Well, no one, actually. I just assumed that the level of genius here on these boards was indicative of penis size as well. please donā€™t burst my bubbleā€¦pleaseā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Jessity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/19 "2002-11-23T03:42:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Persephone \* > \*\* > please donā€™t burst my bubbleā€¦pleaseā€¦ \*\* Well, okay. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200/20 "2002-11-23T04:14:22Z")
Listen to **Persephone**. We do indeed have GREAT SEETHING POUNDING BEASTS! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-dopers-beware-protect-your-bits-from-your-laptop/138200.md?page=2)