“If CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta had his way, when you unwrapped your new iPod or iPhone this Christmas, there might be the following warning label:
SURGEON GENERAL’S WARNING: Ingesting or inhaling your iPhone or iPod earbuds may be hazardous to your health.
Poor reports, “The November 9 CNN “American Morning” warned of the dangers of iPods. The screen read ‘IPOD & IPHONE DANGER – CAN THEY HURT YOU?'”
“Gupta reported that the cord connecting the earbuds to your iPod contain phthalates, according to the litigious Center for Environmental Health. Phthalates are a substance often used for increasing the flexibility of plastics, but according to an article on macnn.com phthalates ‘may hinder the sexual development of mammals,” Poor reports. “But even Gupta did not say that using an iPod or an iPhone as intended would be dangerous… ‘So the immediate takeaway is, don’t eat your iPhone or your earbuds?’ asked CNN co-anchor John Roberts. ‘Or breathe it in,’ Gupta replied.”
Full article here.
CNN’s piece:
Direct link via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4tzo8XDtig
CNN’s website features the video here.
We guess Apple wasn’t kidding back in January 2005 when they said Do not eat iPod shuffle.
First post!
Uh, yeah, and tie your shoe laces. Brush your teeth. Wash your hands.
Really, the government needs to legislate common sense. I think it is high time we get serious about this.
And, don’t forget, idiot is a bad word to describe some one who is other wise a MORON.
But they’re so tasty!
Must be a slow news day at CNN or something.
Incredible! Why is common sense seemingly so uncommon these days?
How would you breath an iPhone or an earbud?
“Must be a slow news day at CNN or something.”
Or a normal day of promoting fluff over substance.
The apple price is falling….
Dear God make the bleeding stop.
Jeesh!
I knew the world was heading to a terminal state when Starbucks had to warn customers that the contents of a coffee cup may be hot. Now this!!!
Have we completely forgotten the concept of personal responsibility: you eat an earbud=you reap the consequences?!?! It’s no one else’s responsibility.
Grow up!
Next piece of news from ‘Dr’ Gupta (MBBS in Quackery): Don’t bend over and sniff your balls while playing tennis. I mean why would anyone with a sane mind want to eat his iPhone/iPod earbud? What a nutter.
stupidest. story. ever.
how stupid, have we really gotten to be this dumb? Like I always said, if it’s a slow news day, take the day off. idiots.
No news is good news as the saying goes, so they give you no news on the news so that you feel good about it. Better not say anything bad on the news, people might not like it and turn to another channel, be entertaining instead, people like that.
Meanwhile in real life ………..
Reason #4385609 that I stopped watching CNN a long time ago. What a lame excuse for a news network…
“Let it bleed”; one of the best albums ever.
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=76234587&s=143458
“The apple price is falling….”
Just the broader markets and the reaction to Benanke yesterday. The drop isn’t Apple specific. Their fundamentals are still strong.
Look at it as a buying opportunity.
My dog can NOT read!
What now?