Toasted Skin Syndrome: do not use Your laptop on your lap

Unless You put a carrying case or a tray under Your laptop when you work with your mobile computer on your lap for a long time, chances are You will develop a “toasted skin syndrome“. It’s a recently described medical condition of a skin on thighs getting discolored, and that affects users of laptop computers. If you keep a working laptop on your lap, the temperature underneath it may get as high as 125 degrees, which is really dangerous for Your skin and can cause permanent skin darkening.

So, if You like working on Your sofa with a laptop on Your lap, put a tray or a laptop stand underneath it.

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