A PC is like an ogre; it’s full of toxic layers
A PC is like an ogre; it’s full of toxic layers: “
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
In case we haven’t told you this in one of our How-tos already: don’t attempt to eat your PC. You’ll probably break a few teeth trying it, and a lot of the parts that make up your chunky tower or your sandwich lookalike of a laptop are toxic anyway. PC Magazine outlines some of the common toxic chemicals that make up your PC, and it doesn’t make for pleasant reading. For example, did you know that your motherboard’s Beryllium base could give you cancer, and your LCD’s mercury infused fluorescent bulb, brain damage? OK, so you’re not really in any kind of risk unless you go against our wise eating advice earlier, but it certainly makes you think — specifically, that the innocent box sitting under your desk is trying to kill you. C’mon, these thing are already starting to ‘randomly’ explode; how long until our LCD activates its tilt mechanism and starts dripping mercury into our mouth while we’re sleeping, or our laptop sneaks in between two slices of bread? Personally, we’re going back to pen, paper, and non-robotic carrier pigeon.
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