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Kimberly Gedeon

Ouch! Laptops sent nearly 2,000 people to the hospital — here's why

Beware of laptops

It's like The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, but instead of primates taking us down, it's our very own electronics! Dun, dun, dun! A new report from Electronics Hub discovered that the smartphone — yes, the very thing that you're likely reading this article on — is the most dangerous device. In 2021, they caused a whopping 34,000 injuries!

However, desktop PCs and laptops are also on the most-dangerous list, falling in 4th and 11th place, respectively. Being that we are Laptop Mag, I asked Electronic Hubs to give me more insight into the injuries laptops caused in 2021, and to my delight, the research team was more than willing to indulge my schadenfreude.

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