Six Things You Should Not do When Using a Smartphone 

Six Things You Should Not do When Using a Smartphone

Smartphones, aside from penicillin, are the greatest innovation of all time. (Don’t take our word for it.)

Technology advancements have only added to their growing array of powers. So much so that if you took one back in time to the 15th century, you’d undoubtedly be labeled a magical being…and then burnt at the stake for practicing witchcraft.

To be blunt, cellphones are extremely powerful devices. With such immense power comes enormous responsibility. It is the user’s responsibility to exercise caution when using said power.

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Here are six dos and don’ts when it comes to utilizing smartphones:
1. When using a gas stove, do not use your phone while cooking.

If your phone warms up to the point where it short circuits due to a gas leak that you are unaware of, the small arc of electricity formed, along with the gas, might trigger an explosion.

This also applies to tinkering with your generator with the torchlight on your phone when there is gasoline in it. Although the possibilities of this occurring are remote, it is always better to be safe than sorry.

Like this woman, whose phone rang while she was getting her cylinder refilled at a gas station, resulting in a tremendous explosion that set her, her phone, and her car on fire.

2. When your phone is plugged into a power source, don’t make or answer calls.

The majority of high-end phone manufacturers have implemented safeguards to prevent issues that may come from using their products while plugged in.

What they can’t protect you against is what can happen if you utilize a charger from a non-reliable third party.

It’s better to be cautious than sorry these days, since you can’t be sure whether a charger is genuine if it didn’t come with your phone.

3. Don’t talk on the phone while driving or operating heavy equipment.

Distraction (including phone use) has been recognized as a contributing factor in 22 percent of auto crashes in Nigeria, according to this NTA news story from 2016.

Risk making calls or texting while driving to avoid injuring yourself or others, or worse, becoming a statistic on a news page. Use a hands-free accessory if you absolutely have to make a phone call.

This is also true when operating large machinery such as tractors, bulldozers, Voltron, and other similar machines.

4. Excessive phone use may result in posture issues.
Excessive cellphone use can lead to postural problems, which isn’t widely discussed.

When we glance down at our phones, our spine angles are comparable to those of an 8-year-old child sitting on our necks, according to a film from AsapSCIENCE on how smartphone usage affects people.

This is concerning, given that the average smartphone user spends 4.7 hours on their device.

Then there’s Trigger Finger, which occurs when a finger becomes trapped in a bent posture and snaps or pops when straightened.

It occurs when the tendon in the finger becomes inflamed, which can happen as a result of heavy phone use.

5. Keep an eye out for the blue light.

Electronic devices emit blue light, which has been shown in studies to disrupt the human body’s circadian rhythms and lower the amount of time spent in deep sleep by preventing the creation of melatonin (the sleep hormone).

As a result, it’s best to avoid using LED devices at least 3 hours before night.

If you think a little insomnia never hurt anyone (and it has), you should know that blue light can cause eye strain, heart disease, obesity, cancer, and other health problems.

6. Don’t talk on your phone during a conversation.

Because it’s simply impolite. Do you realize how irritating it is to be attempting to have a conversation with someone while giving them your complete attention (as you should) and they can’t even look up from their phone?

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