There have been some studies that suggest temperature may play a role in this. I can not remember which way it goes. Whether its warmer temperatures produce more X chromosome sperm and cooler temperatures produce more Y chromosome sperm or vice-a-versa. But maybe this is a factor.
-------------- Ian Skinner Web Programmer BloodSource www.BloodSource.org Sacramento, CA "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" - Cynthia Dunning ...-----Original Message----- ...From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ...Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 11:12 AM ...To: CF-Community ...Subject: Re: radiation ... ...not exactly an answer to your question...but an observation my wife ...recently made.... ... ...I just moved down to Jax, FL to start a new job. A couple of weeks ...ago my wife and I (with our two daughters, age 2 yrs and 4 months in ...tow) went to a party hosted by my then soon-to-be new boss. He has ...two girls as well (4 yrs and 2 yrs). Others brought their kids...and, ...well, there were about 10+ girls and one boy. ... ...My wife pointed it out and wondered since most of the people there ...were programmers, if the radiation kills boy sperm. ... ...Gotta admit...i hadn't really noticed until she pointed it out...but ...it was kind of eerie. ... ... ...On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:07:04 -0500, Michael Dinowitz ...<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ...> I've got a rather interesting question. I'm in an office in front of a ...21 ...> inch monitor with 2 racks of servers about 10 feet away from me. I'm ...here ...> like 8 hours a day for the last 5 months. What's the average background ...EM ...> radiation count in such a situation and is it dangerous? ...> I want more kids! ...> ...> ... ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145570 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
