Blooper: TV News Anchor Hits Co-Host in Head with Laptop After Delivering Segment on How WIFI Damages Sperm
- Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:12pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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Watch ABC World News Now anchor Rob Nelson accidentally hit his co-anchor Sunny Hostin in the head with a laptop in this off-the cuff blooper. Strangely, Nelson had just concluded a segment on why WIFI might damage sperm in men when he closed his laptop, picked it up, and accidentally clipped the back of Hostin’s head. The two started laughing hysterically.
To note, Nelson was delivering a report on new research indicating that the heat emitted by laptops’ wireless Internet could damage sperm.
Reuters reports that scientists at Nascentis Medicina Reproductiva in Cordoba, Argentina, found sperm samples from healthy men placed under laptops with wi-fi on damaged three times as many sperm as than samples stored at the same temperature away but not under a computer. The researchers believe electromagnetic radiation — a factor unrelated to heat generated from the laptop — damaged the sperm in some way. The researchers also conducted a test where the sample was placed under a computer without wireless enabled and found little electromagnetic radiation being emitted from just the laptop.
In their paper published in Fertility and Sterility, the researchers say they believe their results could be linked to decreased male fertility but acknowledge that more studies would need to be conducted to prove this speculation:
The president of the Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, Dr. Robert Oates, told Reuters Health he doesn’t believe laptops are a significant threat to male reproductive health.
“This is not real-life biology, this is a completely artificial setting,” he said. “It is scientifically interesting, but to me it doesn’t have any human biological relevance.”
The Blaze’s Liz Klimas contributed to this story.
[H/T Business Insider]
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Comments (63)
eramthgin
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 11:20amJust trying to knock some sense into her. lol
Report Post »pschlentz
Posted on December 1, 2011 at 12:01amStupid…
Report Post »rogue operator
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 10:55amA new song performed by a friend “We Won’t Let America Die” shows exactly the kind of fighting spirit we need more of. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=z6hvmWDYiCY
Report Post »bkfirvine
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 10:31amWith that yellow scarf, Rob Nelson looks like a Black metrosexual. Not that it’s a bad thing to be one, mind you;)
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:50amWhat does anyone expect? The bar has been set so low by affirmative action, and liberals in general, that you should not be surprised by anchors that can not build a sentence, or make up words as they go, (you listening Al Sharpton).
Report Post »Now, the level of news posted on The Blaze has reached the low bar. If it goes any lower we will be reading news posted on Huffington Post…….oh, sorry; already doing that are they not?
Matt Marshall
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 10:10am@Macpappy… you know, I’ve seen some really unfortunate abuses and/or misapplications of affirmative action in my life, but after reading your comment I re-listened to that clip two more times, and apart from some obviously placed colloquialisms, for humor’s sake, I’m not seeing anything that would indicate that either of these anchors are not perfectly competent people. You do no one any favors, particularly yourself, by broad brushing minorities this way.
P.S. Are you another one of the obvious plants I see up here on the Blaze from time to time, trying to make it look like people who frequent this site are ignorant, racist, homophobic, extremists?
Report Post »kellied
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:23pmTALK A DUMBING DOWN AMERICANS!!! OMG… this is why I only watch a movie on my T.V. and without advertising. T.V. NEWS, is as bad as it can get – ONLY ONE OPINION ( I know)
Report Post »robert
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:05pmmacpappy
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:50am
“What does anyone expect? The bar has been set so low by affirmative action, and liberals in general, that you should not be surprised by anchors that can not build a sentence, or make up words as they go, (you listening Al Sharpton).”
You’re right on, guy, I might just point out that the AA is in the form of governmental threats and intimidation to hire blacks by order of this FCC Diversity Czar, Mark Lloyd who says whites must step down so non-whites can take over, as if that isn’t stark racism at its worst, and is no different than the alleged racism they rale against.
It’s a shame that those like Matt Marshal are unable to see the danger there. “Homophobic,“ ”racist,” and other perjoratives are used by the left against anyone who objects to their brand of injustice for the sake of creating a nonsensical rainbow utopia that is doomed to fail and is splitting the country apart. How people can let themselves be brainwashed into thinking legitimate criticism is something to shun is amazing to me.
Report Post »OleCrusty
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:34amSo that was a conscious decision to “throw that tie around the jacket” thing? Aside from that, this content from ABC simply sucks.
Report Post »Harry Assenback
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:26amI still prefer the story about the 13 pound muslim little fatty named “Bacon”……i mean Jihad.
Report Post »9111315
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:21amWe cannot accuse The Blaze of not covering stories that the MSM overlooks.
Report Post »gwssacredcause
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:54amThe normal laugh getter on ABC programs is that the man is abused not the woman. If the man had been kicked between the legs this video would have been played on every station for a year.
Report Post »Deb C
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 8:31amLaptops and tight jeans…who needs drugs for Zero population growth.
Report Post »SFsuper49er
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 9:48amYou know with all these kids running around not knowing who there poppa’s are you would think men would want to ware tight jeans and put laptops on there laps…. Those so called facts are crap anyway because guys in the 70s never had no problem making babies because of tight jeans…
Report Post »marthasusan40
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:43amCome on Blaze, we expect better of you….this is not news…
Report Post »kellied
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:26pmI think they are trying to show us why we come to this place for the news. RIGHT?????
Report Post »Bookster
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:17amThis is news? Come on Blaze staff, we don’t come here for this kind of junk story.
Besides, it is obvious to everyone who watches the video…….. Sarah Palin’s fault.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:32amIt must be nice to have such an extremely low threshold for amusement. I bet in their office, people still laugh hysterically when someone makes one of those farting sounds with their armpit.
Report Post »grudgywoof
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 6:45amHa Ha Ha….Ho Hum
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:07amYet another phony description, waste of time on The Flicker (formerly known as The Blaze). Common now, step it up and quit wasting our time. Do you all just get paid by the number of hits or what?
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:28pmno comment
Report Post »freedomofspeech
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 1:02amditto on that stoic one
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:11amSo?
Report Post »FaithfulFriend
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:23pmHead?
What’s with the yellow scarf. (never mind)
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:44pmI wish he woulda cracked upside the head with both hands as hard as he coulda, and thats for posing as a journalist …..Instead of the closet commie…
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:07amNow that is funny Detroit, I don’t care who you are.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 5:13amDETROIT thanks
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:45pmDumb and dumber
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:08pmWhy are they dumb? Who the hell are you, Jethro?
Report Post »MB1
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:44amRaiders Suck
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:09amWho the HeLL are you, Brain? The Nation sucks.
Report Post »Dug2Dark
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:38pmFor God’s sake, don’t hit her in the head. She’s a liberal & already brain damaged enough. Oh, I forgot, you’re a lib too. In that case, you two should take turns hitting each other in the head.
Report Post »brian8793
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:09pmHow do you know they’re liberals, because they’re black?
You’re a weirdo. I feel sorry for your children
Report Post »PATRIOTGRUNT
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:28am@ Brianstupid4727: Hey moron Troll if you work for ABCLSD you are a Efen Liberal Pig., you liberal pig.Go back where you came from you efen communist Troll
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:15amAll Raider Fans Suck.
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 2:17amThey are liberals because they are on ABC, you Black and silver liberal freak.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:36pmCandidates for the Osamba white house staff
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:35pmThe wireless part of a laptop generates no noticeable heat. However, the CPU and Hard Drive generate the most heat and if you clog up the CPU’s intake fan vent on the bottom of most laptops with your clothes it can get so hot it can damage the CPU, the Motherboard and/or the Northbridge chipset.
Report Post »Placing most laptops on a bed or a couch will also damage most laptops.
The-Monk
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:44pmMost laptops are NOT made to be placed on your lap regardless of that generic name. Look at the bottom of your laptop. If there is a round intake vent (sometimes square) with an exhaust vent near it on the side then you should never place it on your lap, a bed or a couch. Anything that restricts the intake air flow on the bottom can permanently damage your laptop from heat.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:50pmI believe you just taught me more than the article did.
Report Post »mcgrawactor1
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 11:00pmHoly Cow!! Didn’t know that. I am so sad. No more computer rendez-vous while I am lounging.
Report Post »heavywx
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 12:19amDamage the cpu if it’s an AMD maybe, Intel cpu’s have thermal shut off if they get too hot. But yeah laptops aren’t ment for your lap. One of the computer industries misnomers.
Report Post »kevinj319
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 1:47pmFor that reason, the industry stopped calling them laptops years ago. Now they are notebooks. Laptop is just a colloquialism.
And nearly all computers have a thermal shutoff regardless of the brand. Problem is, what if it fails? Also, operating the computer at a very high temperature over time can damage it just the same, even though the thermal warning isn’t tripped.
Anyway, good thing I don’t put my computer on my b@||s.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 3:32pmKEVINJ319:
Report Post »So now your anti-Colloquial? Racist!!!! Some of my best friends are Colloquial.
YouTube2011so5
Posted on November 30, 2011 at 7:29pmYour laptop is operating on the same frequency as your microwave oven, 2.4ghz. It’s a biological issue
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:33pmA swift kick in the jimmy from your co-host could also do some damage :)
Report Post »PATRIOTGRUNT
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:32pmWhat is this article about ?. Is it about this dork boping the dorkete on the head with a lap top , or the lap top assasinating sperm . Well , I really don‘t care about sperm I just hope the big guy doesn’t fall off. That would be serious.
Report Post »Jackbootthuggery
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:23pmReally……….who ever posted this story should be reassigned!
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:25pmLeave Stu alone.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:23pmYou hit the wrong head dummy.
Report Post »KingCanon
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:20pmLooks like his boys are already in Question! Hmmmmmmm.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:19pmJeesh, more and more the news sounds like the Fed’s completely laughing at American and doing the usual stupidity across the board.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 29, 2011 at 10:30pmThese two “news readers” aren’t the brightest bulbs … but then again that’s the norm.
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