By Anonymous CowardPosted Thursday 15th January 2009 11:29 GMT
just last night, i was chatting to a couple who are moving to the country to 'get away from wi-fi radiation'. naturally, the decision was made for the sake of their kids, the mother having swallowed some pretty skewed journalism courtesy of eco-scare-doom-mag, the ecologist.
being a fairly cynical person i asked to read the article, wherein i discovered that a baby monitor can produce more microwave radiation per unit area than a wi-fi router (baby monitors are generally very close to the baby) and almost as much as a mobile phone directly against the cranium. leaving the obvious nonsense assumption that there is less radiation in the country aside, i wonder whether they will be getting rid of their mobiles and baby monitor any time soon? i rather doubt it. if people were really that worried about the long term effects of electromagnetic radiation THE SCIENTISTS and THE GOVERNMENT could do a lot worse than banning visible and ultraviolet light, genuinely proven causes of skin cancer...
it is a shame that many people are more inclined to trust hack journalists with an axe to grind (FACELESS MULTINATIONALS WANT TO KILL US ALL) than our own brains and judgement...
Comments on: Phones don't cause eye cancer, finds study
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By Paul Posted Thursday 15th January 2009 10:53 GMT
studies do need to b done, however... #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Thursday 15th January 2009 11:29 GMT
@AC: "THE GOVERNMENT could do a lot worse..." #
By Dominic Contardi Posted Thursday 15th January 2009 13:21 GMT