The fact that you even considered 'radiation' from your phone as the source of your leg pain is a testament to the power of suggestion.
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[Merged] iPhone and Radiation Safety
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I'd bet a good amount of money that you couldn't replicate that under lab conditions with an accuracy greater than you'd get by random guessing.
I'm thinking a double-blind study and possibly a placebo "iPhonie" v. an actual 3G iPhone on both legs of several clients...
I'm thinking a double-blind study and possibly a placebo "iPhonie" v. an actual 3G iPhone on both legs of several clients...
I second that. I'll start looking for funding.
I'm highly proficient with EXCEL and KEYNOTE, and I have a functioning Ti-83Plus... But I don't play well with others! LOL "We can dooo eettt!"
i think that the idea of being sensitive to the cell microwave radiation is just snake oil BS.
However studies have found that certain people are sensitive to wifi frequencies, just turn of the wifi and see how it feels.
However studies have found that certain people are sensitive to wifi frequencies, just turn of the wifi and see how it feels.
I challenge you to reference one study in a peer-reviewed scientific journal that shows that.
I don't think spreading pudding on my chest would be scientifically valid. Even though the possibilities for personal research along these lines sound interesting.
I think he's going to have a tough time tracking any recent studies or any studies at all since it's probably considered to be "ongoing research" therefore "nothing" keeps showing up in JSTOR, LEXIS-NEXIS ACADEMIC, ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER, and FACTIVA.
Mine is in my front pocket everyday and there's nothing wrong with my leg. But, I was at the airport the other day and this older lady came running up to me and began pulling on my arm, crying, and yelling "Son, it's me your mother!" I said your not my Mother, please let go of me. She fell to the ground and started pulling on my leg, screaming "Son, Son, it's me your mother!" She began crawling and grabbing and pulling my leg...just like I'm pulling your leg...LOL
I LOL'd
You realize WiFi is microwave? They all use the same frequency, 2.4GHz, but at varying intensities.
With that said, I can even notice the radiation of my Cingular 3G LaptopConnect Card when I've been using it for 10 or 15 minutes with my notebook on my lap. The best way I can describe it is a tightness in the chest and sometimes headaches or dizziness.
Please note, I'm not saying this radiation is causing any harm or cancer, etc... But I can notice it. Is it that hard to believe that some folks are more sensitive to microwaves than others?
Yes. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof, or at least something independently validated.
Patient: "Doctor, it hurts when I bend my arm like this."
Doctor: "Don't bend your arm like that."
Seriously, radiation or no radiation imaginary or not if you think your phone hurts your leg when its in your pocket, don't put it there.
Problem solved.
Doctor: "Don't bend your arm like that."
Seriously, radiation or no radiation imaginary or not if you think your phone hurts your leg when its in your pocket, don't put it there.
Problem solved.
I don't know if there have been any studies on WiFi sensitivity, but I know there have been studies on EMF sensitivity (somewhat related). Here is one for example: Electromagnetic Field Sensitivity. The results of this study suggest up to 15% of the population are possibly sensitive to EMF.
Perhaps we can write to MythBusters and ask them to devote a show to WiFi sensitivity. I wouldn't mind sitting in on the show and letting them use me as a guinea pig.
I don't know if there have been any studies on WiFi sensitivity, but I know there have been studies on EMF sensitivity (somewhat related). Here is one for example: Electromagnetic Field Sensitivity. The results of this study suggest up to 15% of the population are possibly sensitive to EMF.
Perhaps we can write to MythBusters and ask them to devote a show to WiFi sensitivity. I wouldn't mind sitting in on the show and letting them use me as a guinea pig.
You realize that study was for frequencies between 1 and 5Mhz, which are much different than 2.4Ghz.
I call BS.
By far the funniest post of the week....
To the OP: if the radiation from your phone was hurting your leg, try not to get too close to a wireless router, or TV, or PC, or anything remotely electrical...
It's funny that you say this, as I've often felt like it was happening to me too, almost like a slight numbness on the area of my leg behind the phone. It made me wonder if it had anything to do with the RF, but I seriously doubt it is. Mine is feeling that way right now, and it's been on airplane mode all day (anyone know if wifi is "on" when in airplane mode?).
A good test might be to leave it in your pocket all day while OFF and see if you still feel the strange feeling. Since it's probably in your head anyway, my bet is that you will think you feel a difference with it off. The only way you'll be convinced that it's in your head is when you say "geez this radiation is killing me!" one day and pull the phone out only to find out that it was off for whatever reason. Then you'll feel stupid and realize it was just the sensation of the phone on your leg.
Or maybe we're all slowly becoming sterile as we keep the phone so close to the beanbag.
A good test might be to leave it in your pocket all day while OFF and see if you still feel the strange feeling. Since it's probably in your head anyway, my bet is that you will think you feel a difference with it off. The only way you'll be convinced that it's in your head is when you say "geez this radiation is killing me!" one day and pull the phone out only to find out that it was off for whatever reason. Then you'll feel stupid and realize it was just the sensation of the phone on your leg.
Or maybe we're all slowly becoming sterile as we keep the phone so close to the beanbag.
As I recall, they actually did an episode disproving the urban legend that cell phone radiation can cook an egg.Perhaps we can write to MythBusters and ask them to devote a show to WiFi sensitivity. I wouldn't mind sitting in on the show and letting them use me as a guinea pig.
Yes, published in 1991 in the Journal No-one Has Ever Heard Of. Forgive me if I don't find that desperately convincing.