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We want you to spent hours on our site. Days, even. But if you have both a laptop and an Adam’s apple, we could be curbing production of future mental_floss fans.
According to Discover Magazine, “Young men may be jeopardizing their chances of fatherhood by using laptops. Scientists say that the portable computers, when seated on a lap for even short periods of time, can raise scrotal temperatures and cause sperm production to plummet.”
There is an easy solution that’s only slightly more expensive than staying at your desk. For $24.95, The Lapinator can be yours.
“The Lapinator uses 3M’s Type B Thinsulate insulation as the main barrier to the heat generated by laptop computers. The Lapinator employs Type B Thinsulate, typically used in footwear, which is pre-compressed and will never lose its ability to block the heat.”
You can even get one with your corporate logo. What better way to tell employees you appreciate their working from home, well into the evening?
There’s also a product my husband and I bough at a local office supply store. It’s thin and has a motor that is powered by your laptop’s USB port, which in turn powers a set of fans that both keep your computer cool and keep the heat off of your lap. Works great. We even use it when the laptop’s on our desk, because that sucker really gets hot!
posted by Larissa on 6-1-2007 at 7:11 pm