WARNING: Never carry your cell phone in your pocket!

[wamadden4]

Not scared at all...

Real dumb post.... here is an idea that will save you some money if you are still scared... put a pack of gum in your pocket and the phone on top of the gum... problem solved....

 

[anon(631531)]

If i keep my iPhone in my pocket long enough, i'll be able to paraphrase Obi-Wan Kenobi "These aren't the Gonads i've been looking for". May the Force be with me!

 

[redbeard]

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. The replies are priceless. I really think that the bottom line is.... if they were DANGEROUS, they would not be able to make them. Keep the one liners coming !!!!!

Which is why Cigarettes and other dangerous things are not made anymore.. I'm not going to laugh at your post, because ignorance like this is sad.

There is much we don't know, most people have not been using cell phones long enough to really know for sure if they are 100% safe, some of the comments here sound really ignorant.

Here is an interesting article Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer: Scientific American

Remember, at one time all the experts said smoking was perfectly safe.

 

[kenceinteh]

explications

merci a tous

 

[pizzafootbal]

Mmmm, I think I'll be fine, besides, maybe the radiation will make me faster!

 

[BLiNK]

WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk - CNN.com

 

[sting7k]

Interesting change of stance from WHO, and what great timing for this thread!

 

[BLiNK]

WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk - CNN.com[/url]



Aww... Really? I've heard of this one before. So, it's really true?

can't wait for you to reach your 10 posts so we can see what exhilarating app you're about to post

 

[BLiNK]

Interesting change of stance from WHO, and what great timing for this thread!

very amazing timing

 

[jsntrenkler]

I am not too worried about it. I will continue to operate same as usual

 

[BLiNK]

"General rule of thumb: The smarter the phone, the more radiation."

quoted from a CNN article

Mobile phones: How to 'keep your brain away from the antenna' - CNN.com

 

[johny2shoes]

Ahhhhh so that would explain my 3rd testicle

 

[anon4705295]

I believe it. My cousin's wife's dad got a small tumor in his chest behind his shirt pocket... Where he'd kept his blackberry everyday for more than a decade. I always carry my phone in different places, just in case.

Judging by this thread, when did "it's better to be safe than sorry" suddenly go out the window? Sheesh...

 

[khyrk]

Oh well...

So, if the phone is on I should not be playing games on it? How am I gonna play without actually touching the device?

 

[jnewell]

This only applies when the phone is near the head...which only happens when using the phone for voice...and then only if not using a headset or the speakerphone...which means that approximately 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000001% of all smartphone use, since nearly all use is for email, SMS, web browsing, gaming, etc. Who'd want to use a phone as a phone???

 

[anon(5335877)]

So, if the phone is on I should not be playing games on it? How am I gonna play without actually touching the device?

haha, use airplane mode!

 

[golfnut]

Not too worried about it..as of now. I think folks are dismissing this problem too quickly. However, in time, as the number of people rise that are affected by it, the mood and views will rapidly change.
Then the question will be, "I wonder if I could be one of the affected people?"
Until then, just laugh at it and have fun!!

 

[BLiNK]

The 10 highest- and lowest-emitting models - CNN.com

Cell phones and radiation: The 10 highest- and lowest-emitting models - CNN.com

Lowest radiation levels:

1. LG Quantum (AT&T): 0.35 watts per kilogram

2. Casio EXILIM (Verizon Wireless): 0.53 W/kg

3. Pantech Breeze II (AT&T, AT&T GoPhone): 0.55 W/kg

4. Sanyo Katana II (Kajeet): 0.55 W/kg

5. Samsung Fascinate (Verizon Wireless): 0.57 W/kg

6. Samsung Mesmerize (CellularONE, U.S. Cellular): 0.57 W/kg

7. Samsung SGH-a197 (AT&T GoPhone): 0.59 W/kg

8. Samsung Contour (MetroPCS): 0.60 W/kg

9. Samsung Gravity T (T-Mobile): 0.62 W/kg

10. (tie) Motorola i890 (Sprint); Samsung SGH-T249 (T-Mobile): 0.63 W/kg

Highest radiation levels:

1. Motorola Bravo (AT&T): 1.59 W/kg

2. Motorola Droid 2 (Verizon Wireless): 1.58 W/kg

3. Palm Pixi (Sprint): 1.56 W/kg

4. Motorola Boost (Boost Mobile): 1.55 W/kg

5. Blackberry Bold (AT&T, T-Mobile): 1.55 W/kg

6. Motorola i335 (Sprint): 1.55 W/kg

7. HTC Magic (T-Mobile): 1.55 W/kg

8. Motorola W385 (Boost Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless): 1.54 W/kg

9. Motorola Boost i290 (Boost Mobile): 1.54 W/kg

10. (tie) Motorola DEFY (T-Mobile); Motorola Quantico (U.S. Cellular, MetroPCS); Motorola Charm (T-Mobile): 1.53 W/kg

Some other high-profile phones fared somewhere in the middle on the rankings. The SAR level of the Apple iPhone 4 was 1.17 W/kg (for the AT&T model; the Verizon model wasn't listed). Exposure levels for the dozens of BlackBerry models varied widely.

 

[Watcher]

can't wait for you to reach your 10 posts so we can see what exhilarating app you're about to post

This is THE BEST post of the day!!! I congratulate you, sir.

 

[anon(5335877)]

Cell phones and radiation: The 10 highest- and lowest-emitting models - CNN.com

So Samsungs seem to have the lowest and Motorola the highest. I was thinking about picking up the Motorola Defy.