They are called laptop computers, so you are supposed to place them on your lap, but sometimes at a price. Placing a laptop on your thighs for extended periods, especially if there is direct skin contact, could give you a nasty rash, medically known as erythema ab igne, according to a report published in the medical journal Pediatrics. The underside of a laptop is warm, much warmer than many people realize, often above 50 celcius. That is enough heat, especially if exposure is sustained and onto bare skin, to cause a rash to eventually develop. Andreas W. Arnold, MD, and Peter H…

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