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Saturday, June 7. 2008

+1 To My Irrational Hatred of Cellphones

I've mentioned my hatred of cellphones in the past, and this video just adds fuel to the fire.


I am definitely not keeping my cellphone in my pant pockets anymore.
Posted by CHaN in Science / Tech, Humour at 12:26 | Comments (5)
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Wow.
I should try that experiment to check it's validity.
#1 Brantone (Link) on 2008-06-09 11:04 (Reply)
that's pretty crazy!
#2 Natalie B on 2008-06-09 17:44 (Reply)
Apparently a hoax ... which makes sense, 'cause really ... they don't emit enough power ...

http://gawker.com/tag/hoax/?i=395434&t=whos-trying-to-convince-everyone-that-cell-phones-pop-popcorn
#3 Brantone on 2008-06-09 23:06 (Reply)
Thanks for the link. In either case, it doesn't change my hatred of cellphones, but I will resume carrying my cell in my pants..... for now.
#4 CHaN on 2008-06-10 09:10 (Reply)
I'm even scared of carrying mine in my pants for extended periods of time ... either way, concentrated waves in that area of the body is sketchy.
My hatred of cellphones stems from people inability to follow etiquette for their use ... ie: movie theater, church, or someone spontaneously texting while you're in the middle of talking to them ... just rude.
The latest annoyance has been a developer here at work who's cell phone rings almost every 20 min, partially due to his job. It's not that it rings, it's the ring tone that's used: a really annoying dance song. Argh!!

Anyhoo ... I like how Fido even has some tips:
http://www.fido.ca/portal/en/support/etiquette.shtml
Most are pretty obvious, but like liquor commercials are now telling people to drink responsibly, it's sweet for a cellphone company to encourage considerate usage (even if they are owned by ridiculousness that is "Rogers", argh!).
#4.1 Brantone (Link) on 2008-06-10 09:49 (Reply)

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