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While inspecting my body before stepping into the shower, I discovered something strange. A few inches above my right knee, I noticed dark burn marks. I spend quite a bit of time on my laptop in bed or in my overstuffed chair and the air vents are located on the bottom right side. I can only conclude that I’m being cooked by my laptop. This is the first time I have noticed these distinct marks on my legs. This was my first MacBook Pro; I usually am on a PC, but a friend of mine lent me her Mac because my PC was getting the mother board replaced and I need to finish up a report about Perth Hotels Australia before a deadline.

After my shower I decided to do some research, ironically, using the MacBook Pro and see if there were other people complaining about laptop leg burns. I found out that Apple’s MacBook Pro in known to run quite hot. MacBook’s exterior casing has been documented by a laser temperature gauge of 142 degrees Fahrenheit. 61 degrees Celsius. According to standard burn safety protection measures, a 3rd degree burn can occur after only 5 seconds of exposure to 140 degree heat. There have been several report on the Mac regarding burns.

Further research revealed what sounds like an urban legend. Apparently, a Swedish scientist was using his laptop computer while sitting in his armchair at home and typing for about an hour, he occasionally felt the heat from the laptop on his thighs and would adjust the computer position which would temporarily relieve the discomfort and he would then continue to with his work. The next day, he noticed an irritation in his nether regions and decided to see his doctor about it. He found out that he was suffering from ‘penile and scrotal blistering, which the blisters broke and he developed an infection in the wounds causing extensive suppuration suppuration. He was wearing pants and underpants when he was using the laptop. So, now that I to have experience something similar, I will from now on work on my laptop on a desk or table top.

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