QUADCOOLER.COM - TOASTED SKIN SYNDROME INFORMATION PAGE - IT'S A REAL MEDICAL CONDITION
The purpose of this page is to use light hearted humor in an effort to help educate people about the possible
dangers of using a laptop without proper protection. Click here to learn more about Toasted Skin Syndrome.

Updated: 7/18/11 - We've got a brand new video called you guessed it "Toasted Skin Syndrome".
TOASTED SKIN SYNDROME
The technical scientific term is "Erythema ab igne"

Above image would be more appropriately titled "Toasted Leg Syndrome" instead of "Toasted Skin Syndrome" - What do you think?

WARNING: DO NOT PLACE LAPTOP ON TOP OF LAP
Yeah, I know that sounds counterintuitive. It sounds as ridiculous as saying WARNING: DO NOT PLACE MICROWAVE POPCORN IN MICROWAVE OVEN. However, according to news reports, laptops can cause your skin to toast if placed on body parts for a long period of time. I knew that laptops ran hot and there was a concern for the well being of the laptop, but I had not really heard anything about the dangers for the human operator of these portable computers. Although, I do recall reading a story on the Internets about some guy who accidentally burned his private parts with a laptop, I wasn't too concerned because I wasn't sure the story was true and if it was true, it sounded like a freak accident and not a concern for the average laptop user. The interesting thing is that before 2010, I believe most people had never heard of legs getting burned or toasted by laptops. Then all of a sudden the big mega news story about the so called "Toasted Skin Syndrome" hit the airwaves and interwebs in October of that year. It was everywhere! It was on the morning shows. It was on the nightly news. It was on Google and Yahoo News. It was basically on every news network big and small, local, national, and global. And now almost a year later, I think the world has collectively forgotten about the news stories and their warnings about a laptop caused syndrome. I asked a friend the other day, "Remember how everyone was all in a frenzy about that Toasted Skin Syndrome?" She looked at me with a blank stare and asked "Toasted what?". And I guess that's the very reason I decided to create this page in an effort to help educate those who somehow missed the news tidal wave of 2010 and to refresh the memories of those who simply forgot.

New Toasted Skin Video on YouTube

 

Feel free to leave comments on the YouTube video and you can leave a video response as well. If you've got your own Toasted Skin Syndrome video, you can link it to our video inside of YouTube.

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Toaster Cartoon - Here's a small thumbnail version of the cartoon that you can use with your own blogs, websites, social networking, user profile image or whatever.

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Do Your Own Research
Toasted Skin Syndrome (Wikipedia) - Toasted Skin Syndrome (WebMD) - Toasted Skin Syndrome (Google) - Toasted Skin Syndrome (Yahoo) - Toasted Skin Syndrome Images - Toasted Skin Syndrome News Video - Toasted Laptop Syndrome Video - Toasted Skin Syndrome Cartoon

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Public Service Message:
Even if you don't get a QuadCooler laptop cooler (4 fans, balanced cooling, no batteries or AC outlet required), it is important that you put something between you and your laptop.

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