Your PHONE Is Slowly KILLING YOU
25th November 2014
But only if you’re stupid.
“As the head tilts forward the forces seen by the neck surges to 27 pounds at 15 degrees, 40 pounds at 30 degrees, 49 pounds at 45 degrees and 60 pounds at 60 degrees,” Hansraj writes.
Those loads are rather larger than one experiences in conventional postures, and that’s not good because “people spend an average of two to four hours a day with their heads tilted over reading and texting on their smart phones and devices.”
Much like AIDS, this strikes me as a self-correcting problem. Think of it as evolution in action.
November 26th, 2014 at 16:20
Shouldn’t they have added “Women and minorities hardest hit”?