Every electronic device I touch malfunctions…computers, cell phones, iPods, etc. I’ve sworn for years that there’s something about me that causes these things to go crazy, but I’m wondering if there’s any scientific evidence to this end?
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no. the currents in your body aren’t large enough. It’s more likely the shoes and clothes you are wearing. You can build up a lot of static electricity this way. Switch to cotton.
Or it could be coincidence. Could also be the way you treat those things. A friend of mine is very tough on cell phones.
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There is no scientific evidence for this. However, a friend of mine does the same; he once reached for a ring that was lying in front of a TV set, and the whole set blew out. He’s managed to get writing CDs to shatter while they are writing data, due to a sudden change in writing speed, etc.
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Computer Brain Interface
Hehe, nope. The electrical currents in your body are too weak to cause anything like that, interesting take on it though.
Computer Human Interface
Yes, since humans can act like conductors, if we completed a circuit with our body and shorted out an electric device, then I guess it would be because of our biological makeup. If we were made of rubber, it wouldn’t happen. But that would be the same for everybody.
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Unlikely, humans have a small amount of difference running through them. I believe we run at -70 mV(membrane potential). So it is unlikely it causes interference with electronics.
Computer on a Chip
I have had this happen to me as well, mostly with electronics that receive transmissions or are susceptible to transmissions such as radio waves and television signals. The only thing I could think of that would interfere would be metal, some sort of electromagnetic field or water. Since the human body is made of mostly water that could be it. A good test for this would be to surround a radio or television with water in an airtight container and see if water actually does interfere. If it doesn’t then it is probably an electromagnetic current that is induced by the body or something of that type. This would happen if enough of an electric charge was in the human body so that it could create some sort of magnetic field to disrupt a wavelength of light that is being received by a radio or television.
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Nice question. I had a friend once who could not wear any type of watches as he would kill them. He even proved this to me. One day he put my watch on for 2 minutes and when he gave it back to me it was already 10 minutes slow, and hasn’t worked properly since. This trait apparently ran in his family because neither his dad nor his grandfather could wear watches (on their skin, they can have pocket watches) either.
No, absolutely not. Your body doesn't produce enough bio-electricity to create a magnetic field strong enough to do any such thing. Chalk it up to poor luck, unfortunately.