As a physicist myself, I can suggest that it is highly likely that even as a small effect, you may find in five to ten years that the frequent fliers, those who go through these scanners 100 times or more a year... will begin to quite literally fall apart.
1 posted on
11/16/2010 9:53:44 AM PST by
sturmde
To: sturmde
If by “fall apart” you mean “get cancer” then yes, if these things cause errors in DNA replication (i.e. mutation) then the upshot will be higher incidence of cancer.
2 posted on
11/16/2010 9:55:54 AM PST by
allmendream
(Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
To: sturmde
Uh, oh. Let’s pass this one on to Drudge.
I am telling my family NOT to go through these scanners. A patdown might be extremely upsetting, but better than risking your basic health.
3 posted on
11/16/2010 9:58:39 AM PST by
Cicero
To: sturmde
I would also be afraid of something else falling apart if it gets groped long enough, hard enough and often enough by TSA perverts.
4 posted on
11/16/2010 9:59:32 AM PST by
Zakeet
(Like the wise Wee Wee said, "We can't be broke ... we still have checks in the checkbook.")
To: sturmde
Perhaps further study could allow tuning the wave frequencies to avoid the “DNA unzip” effect. However there’s probably going to be a lot of premature skin aging and worse before the dangers are clearly understood.
5 posted on
11/16/2010 10:01:16 AM PST by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
To: sturmde
That Social Security thing? Uhhhhhhhh, we think it’s going to be solvent. Looks like future payouts are going to decrease dramatically. And Medicare? Don’t worry about it.
To: sturmde
As the report mentions, actual tests have produced inconclusive results. So, they developed a model to simulate what might happen. I have no idea how valid their model might be, but it strikes me as a pretty bold statement to reach a conclusion based on nothing more than a model.
To: sturmde
imagine the BILLIONS in lawsuits
22 posted on
11/16/2010 10:42:30 AM PST by
longtermmemmory
(VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
To: sturmde
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
28 posted on
11/16/2010 10:51:51 AM PST by
The Comedian
(I enjoy progressives, especially in a light cream sauce.)
To: sturmde
Terahertz/Submillimeter Activity Radiation" TSAR?
Shouldn't Bwock appoint a...wait for it...
...TSAR Czar?
29 posted on
11/16/2010 10:54:36 AM PST by
moovova
(Don't let Obama spoil the word "hope" for you...)
To: sturmde
“Please remove everything form your pockets Sir, and step in front of this Death Panel...er...this metal detector panel.”
32 posted on
11/16/2010 10:58:50 AM PST by
moovova
(Don't let Obama spoil the word "hope" for you...)
To: Alberta's Child; hedgetrimmer
I just saw you commenting on that other TSA thread, thought you might be interested in this article.
34 posted on
11/16/2010 11:11:45 AM PST by
little jeremiah
(Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.CSLewis)
To: sturmde
But...but...but Janet (From another Planet)Napolitano told us that these scanners were “approved by the food and drug administration” (and you know that’s good because they’re with THE GOVERNMENT!! which is the best kind of approval you can get)
44 posted on
11/17/2010 7:33:02 AM PST by
Mr. K
(physically unable to see typos until I click 'post')
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