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Jul 23, 2008 15:37 |  #1

Take a look at this and tell me if this is possible:http://www.koreus.com …ortable-mais-popcorn.html (external link)


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Jul 23, 2008 15:38 |  #2

Sorry, not real...
http://urbanlegends.ab​out.com …10/cell-phone-popcorn.htm (external link)


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Jul 23, 2008 15:40 |  #3

Ben,
You so smart. Thanks. :)


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Jul 23, 2008 15:45 |  #4

stathunter wrote in post #5970098 (external link)
Ben,
You so smart. Thanks. :)

LOL The list of people who think that has just grown to 6! Awesome!


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Jul 23, 2008 18:25 as a reply to  @ heycow's post |  #5
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A few ramblings from the old fart society

There has NEVER BEEN a documented case of any injury or death to any human, caused by RF radiation, other than someone such as a hoodlum or tower worker who got into the "near field" of a very high power RF device, such as illegally climbing a broadcast tower.

All the hype, so called scientific research and so on, that suggested otherwise has pretty much been discounted, and all you have to do is ask yourself one question:

Of all my friends, neighbors, and relatives, all the ones who've died from car crashes, from cancer, from complications of old age, home accidents, murder, or ANY other cause......

have I ever heard of anyone being treated for injuries (or death) from rf radiation?

The last years that I worked, we had to be "certified" that we'd been educated on the dangers from electromagnetic radiation. You can actually BUY a metallic shielded suit to perform tower work near live antennas, and our company (at the time) bought a few clip-on devices to "detect" dangerous radiation.

Most of this is hype. The FCC (U.S.) has spent untold millions of taxpayer dollars to implement these regulations, even though there really hasn't been an actual "problem."

It IS possible, that if you worked on high power RADAR, microwave, or even TV broadcast, that you could be injured or killed while working in the near field of an antenna. This is NOT the case from your average taxicab, police, or other communications radio equipment that you might come across.

However, if you happen to, say, work somewhere in a large building, I would not recommend that you engage in the following, for example:

Go up to the roof and eat lunch, near a big installation of broadcase and/ or microwave dishes, and sit in the near field as you eat lunch and tan yourself. You of course got there by bribing the maintenance personnel of your building, and ignored the "keep out" signs as you climbed the last flight of stairs

I laugh my a@@ off when I see these neighborhood protestors who are "against" the latest cell tower, on the principle that "it" might cause damage. Ridiculous.

(A person is manyfold more likely to be injured in something like an auto accident because they were not paying attention, while driving and using their cellphone.)


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Jul 24, 2008 02:30 |  #6

If you want to reduce the power radiated from your phone move closer to the cell base, it will also improve your battery life, heck with all those phones on kids the best place for a new cell tower IS next to the local primary school.

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Jul 24, 2008 03:06 |  #7

440roadrunner wrote in post #5971129 (external link)
A few ramblings from the old fart society

Then you see this.Came out today:
http://abcnews.go.com …nts?type=story&​id=5436718 (external link)
These are not hacks but real cancer researchers. I still use my phone the same but the fact is the risk has not been ruled out or established. Scientists don't know.


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Jul 24, 2008 06:14 |  #8

short5 wrote in post #5973737 (external link)
Scientists don't know.

There have been studies and no statistical correlation between cancer and cell phone use has been found. This guy is not basing his pronouncement on science but on fear and uncertainity and then he tops the whole thing off with an emotional appeal to 'think about the children'. He is a very poor scientist.


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Jul 25, 2008 08:51 |  #9

I'm sure there are cancer risks everywhere - microwave ovens, laptop computers, etc., etc. If we ruled everything out, as I suspect scientists and doctors are already aware, we'd have to drastically change our lifestyles. And no one is willing to drop that big of a bombshell on the public.

I thought that was a terrible "ad." How can he say it wasn't meant to scare cell phone users? I mean, come on! That is definitely the message it's sending. It's a scare tactic. I would've had absolutely no idea that was an ad, let alone who it was advertising. I can understand trying to get the attention, which I suppose they succeeded at. But it just seemed way off the mark to me.


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