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Ont. Parents Suspect Wi-Fi Making Kids Sick (Microwave Infections..Lol)
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| 8/16/2010
| Canadian Press
Posted on 08/16/2010 8:02:52 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: Zakeet
He’s got the important chin strap. Stops rays reflected off the ground and up into your brain through the soft palate.
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posted on
08/16/2010 8:34:20 PM PDT
by
DBrow
To: BookaT
It’s the old inverse square law- double the distance from the source and your exposure is reduced by 75%. Yes, radio waves in the band used by WiFi an mobile phones can be harmful, but if you’re close enough to be harmed you’ll jump away because of the heat. In the case of WiFi routers, you would have to be within a couple of inches from the transmitter to feel any effect at all.
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posted on
08/16/2010 8:35:19 PM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(TSA and DHS are jobs programs for people who are not smart enough to flip burgers)
To: DBrow
But they can still go up your nose. I hate when that happens.
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posted on
08/16/2010 8:35:33 PM PDT
by
Nik Naym
(It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
To: Nik Naym
>> Why not?
Dain bramage, I guess.
It’s affected the quality of my opinions, although thankfully it hasn’t surpressed my willingness to express them.
But don’t forget I’m a victim. Make fun of my handicap and I’ll sue you into the stone age!
Or is that “bomb you into the stone age”... Dang. I don’t remember.
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posted on
08/16/2010 8:38:03 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
To: Dallas59
Seriously they need to have the HVAC system checked for mold. bacteria, pollen and other crap, see what percent outside air intake they have, they may need more if the building is tight but could also be pulling in vehicle exhaust if present. Also check for any new flooring, rugs or paint.
We deal with this at work, some is imagined like when a new unit is brought on line and has a harmless but different smell, it only take one person to start a panic, but sometimes it's real like when a bus stop was changed and the bus exhaust was being picked up by an air handler.
To: Nervous Tick
I think you meant “sue you down to your skivvies”
Or was it “bomb you down to your skivvies?”
Aw heck. It’s all water under the dam now anyways.
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posted on
08/16/2010 8:40:03 PM PDT
by
Nik Naym
(It's not my fault... I have compulsive smartass disorder.)
To: Dallas59
Nothing to worry about. It isn't the WiFi causing the symptoms.
It's just the deterioration of the wiring insulation in the computers & monitors once they exceed 4 years of use, being circulated through out the school building.
To: Dallas59
I used to have illnesses that magically healed as soon as school was over too. Wi-Fi had not been invented then.
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posted on
08/16/2010 8:53:01 PM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(Washington, we Texans want a divorce!)
To: this_ol_patriot
You've made some important points.
Indoor air quality took a major hit, when buildings were sealed up, for energy efficiency. All too often, the ventilation is inadequate.
I wouldn't be surprised if there had been an energy retrofit, on the school; about the same time that Wi Fi was installed.
The symptoms could be of something real (or not, as other posters have posited) -- but, not necessarily of Wi Fi poisoning.
To: Dallas59
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There you go with those negative waves again man!
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posted on
08/16/2010 9:22:25 PM PDT
by
BerryDingle
(I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
To: Dallas59
These parents are ignorant fools! Don’t they know they can protect their kids from these harmful rays with simple tin foil hats? Always available in a variety of popular sizes at their nearest head shop.
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posted on
08/16/2010 9:59:58 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Made from the Right Stuff!)
To: Dallas59
Well, the wi-fi might be making the kids sick because they don’t get to go outside and get some sunshine, fresh air and natural vitamin d.
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posted on
08/16/2010 10:01:33 PM PDT
by
Tamar1973
(Germans in 1932 thought they were voting for change too.)
To: Dallas59
Hmmmm. They might be on to something. It could definitely account for why I’ve been feeling so peckish lately. I’m pretty sure I’ve got lots o’ then thar wifi rays flying about my house. Why I can hardly keep my vittles down lately.
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posted on
08/16/2010 10:02:53 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Made from the Right Stuff!)
To: Dallas59
Oh, dear God. As an electronics engineer and wireless product designer, posts like this cause me to smack my forehead.
Okay, how about all the paranoid people pack up all their WiFi routers, all their cell phones, and iPhones, and send them to me? Then, go live with the Amish; you'll be better off spiritually for it, and there'll be no pesky radio waves. Well, except the ones that pound you every day from the sun and stars. Well, you can always live in a hole in the ground. But, uh oh, now you've increased your exposure to background radiation, from thorium and radon in the soil. Well, you can always line the inside of your hole with wood. Oh, sorry, I forgot, wood has radioactive carbon-14 in it, so you'll get pounded with neutrons. Well, you can always kill yourself, and just get it over with.
Give me a break, people. WiFi is hazardous? I think not.
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posted on
08/16/2010 11:12:12 PM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(There is no "common good" which minimizes or sacrifices the individual. --Walter Scott Hudson)
To: BookaT; All
I don't know too much about wi-fi and celphone frequencies, but I do know that I have experienced chest pains when driving under high-voltage power lines. It happened once by a transformer station, too. Not a pleasant experience. That said, I'd be curious as to how much research has been done on heart and brain electrical impulses around wireless and other such kinds of electromagnetic waves. The electrics of the heart can become erratic over time, making necessary the use of a pacemaker. The electrical impulses of schizophrenics are different than those of normal people, if the machine with the wavy lines is any indicator.
There may be people who are more sensitive to such things than others. Maybe it has to do with triangulation, or the combination of waves to form a stronger wave (think rogue waves in the ocean, which come out of nowhere and can sink cargo ships). I just know what I've felt, when I've felt it, and where.
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posted on
08/16/2010 11:31:21 PM PDT
by
Othniel
(Meddlng in human affairs for 1/20th of a millennium.......)
To: Dallas59
One of our sons has a lot of trouble with headaches when he's inside of buildings. He's fine whenever he's out camping or otherwise enjoying the outdoors, but swears he gets a headache as soon as he comes in. He attributes it to the high-pitched mosquito tones of electronic equipment and appliances. It's not just a school day phenomenon; he comments on it during school breaks as well, and never uses it as an excuse to miss class.
Individual sensitivities vary, I'm sure. I have headaches almost every day, but never thought to blame the mosquito tones, since at my age I don't usually hear them.
To: Dallas59
The addition of WiFi to their daily dosage of RF is probably insignificant compared with the total power being radiated via the complete frequency spectrum "from DC to daylight". Our bodies are absolutely RIDDLED with electro-magnetic radiation. It's a wonder that trees and grass don't spontaneously combust. Check here to test how ignorant you are...
Frequency Spectrum
Check here to see just the number of satellites beaming power at you, and each satellite may have upwards of 24 to 36 transmitters wacking it at you:
Orbital assignments
Hint: Don't stand next to, or look at, your home microwave when it is operating. I took a "sniffer" home from the lab one time and checked mine....it was leaking like hell from a slightly misaligned door. Be safe, hide in your basement, hehe.
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posted on
08/17/2010 6:14:51 AM PDT
by
CanaGuy
(Go Harper!)
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