Can Staring at Stars Really Make You Deaf?

[lola.bonane]

my teacher told me that if i look at the stars too long i become deaf since the stars emit special elctromagnetic waves which make my ears not work properly. but i don't get why. because stars don't make any sound...

 

[lola.bonane]

so now i don't go outside at night since there are the stars there, and for the love of my life, i want to keep my hearing :)

 

[lola.bonane]

but my boyfriend sometimes wants to kiss me under the stars, and i have to refuse, and drag him inside. I'm in quite a sticky situation here, and i would prefer science to be on my side rather than heresy.

 

[negitron]

Your teacher is an idiot.

Also, the stars are there during the day; you just cannot see them.

And most critical of all, the Sun is a star. If the premise were true, we'd all be deaf.

 

[vanesch]

This topic is too silly to continue.
No, stars won't make you deaf, and out of 3 possibilities, none justifies continuing this:
- you are talking nonsense, you've been smoking prohibited stuff or been drinking or whatever
- your teacher is talking nonsense, has been smoking prohibited stuff, or has been drinking too much, or he's completely nuts.
- you didn't get a joke your teacher was telling you

In none of these cases, I see the interest of continuing this thread.