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Cell phone pop corn
« on: June 08, 2008, 05:27:49 PM »
In the spirit of trying to keep my thread starter count up,

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Re: Cell phone pop corn
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2008, 05:34:33 PM »
always knew cell phones were evil

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Re: Cell phone pop corn
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2008, 05:49:08 PM »
That's amazing! I saw on Myth Busters where they busted the "cooking an egg" myth, but this obviously works! ;D
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Re: Cell phone pop corn
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2008, 07:02:41 PM »
get a few more phones and let's reheat last nights dinner!

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Re: Cell phone pop corn
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2008, 08:06:01 PM »
Wow!!  It's on the internet so it has to be true!!! :D :D

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Re: Cell phone pop corn
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2008, 10:28:03 PM »
Yeah, the snopes piece doesn't actually debunk the popcorn 'myth'. I hate the damn intrusive technology anyway, harmful or not. Give it more time to see how many tumors are linked to cellphones. People find a reason to be on them more than ever. Pretentious bastards.

Personally, I'm pretty sure those things have little genies inside and they steal a piece of your soul every time you use them.
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Re: Cell phone pop corn
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2008, 10:30:03 PM »
Personally, I'm pretty sure those things have little genies inside and they steal a piece of your soul every time you use them.

I knew it!  I had a sneaky feeling but no evidence.  Now I'm gonna stakeout and nab him! :)

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Re: Cell phone pop corn
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2008, 12:44:38 AM »
.............. Give it more time to see how many tumors are linked to cellphones...........

aww, come on. everybody knows that cellphones are perfectly safe......... After all, it's not like you're holding a radio transmitter an inch from your brain for hours at a time.......
Oops. I think that's what they really are.

Amateur radio operators have been warned about the hazards of radio frequency radiation.......
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The cellphone industry's claims of harmlessness sound a lot like Big Tobacco - "Nicotine is not addictive.".
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Re: Cell phone pop corn
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2008, 04:12:34 AM »
never carry one unless i have too
always left it in my tool box at work or the counter top at home
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Re: Cell phone pop corn
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2008, 06:45:41 AM »
I don't use mine all that often, but it's not because I'm afraid of it cooking my brain.  I just don't like talking on the phone much.

Cell phones transmit about 0.5 watts of power, and only a very small amount of that is going to make it's way into your brain.  There are plenty of legit reasons to hate the ubiquitous cell phone and the people who seem to have them glued to their heads, so why focus on the one reason that makes no sense?