Watch out, everyone: some researchers are claiming that email is worse than smoking a spliff. Fortunately sending digital messages has not been made illegal - just yet. Here's a bit of explanation:
The distractions of constant emails, text and phone messages are a greater threat to IQ and concentration than taking cannabis, according to a survey of befuddled volunteers.
Doziness, lethargy and an increasing inability to focus reached "startling" levels in the trials by 1,100 people, who also demonstrated that emails in particular have an addictive, drug-like grip.
Anyone who's got experience of BlackBerry will understand why it's known as "CrackBerry", and there's something to be said against the mind-numbing stupefaction of sitting in front of your screen all day.
But really?
