I suspect the OP is trolling. If he/she really got the Apple Watch on release day, then the return period has easily elapsed.
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I can not see how the Apple watch with it's tiny little battery can produce 67% of the radiation of a 1500 watt microwave!
I am calling BS on this for sure.
Quite a first post, anyway and with that thread title, you will be getting lots of posts!
I am calling BS on this for sure.
Quite a first post, anyway and with that thread title, you will be getting lots of posts!
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I hope you aren't using Bluetooth in your car, wifi in your home or any business/coffee shop you frequent, and who knows how you are going to protect yourself from cell phone towers, cosmic rays, and on and on. I guarantee you that you have a lot more to worry about than the watch.
And just how do you expect Apple or Samsung to run a scientific study to prove safety or danger? You'd have to design a study now, recruiting innumerable participants to monitor their daily use of electrical devices (distance, power, etc), then wait 50 or so years to see what effects can be specifically pinpointed to a particular device. An incredibly difficult, if not impossible, study to perform.
To point to the watch as possibly harmful and not eliminate all other sources of electromagnetic waves is simply being unrealistic. And don't forget about the zillions of neutrinos that penetrate your body every moment. I'm concerned about what those pesky quarks might be doing to our red blood corpuscles.
While there is no direct evidence, smartphones do emanate much more powerful radio signals than a smartwatch. This story has been circulating around the internet for a few years, but it is worth a mention. This girl kept her smartphone directly on her breast in her bra for four years, and a cancerous tumor developed along the exact area where it was placed. That seems like pretty strong evidence to me, but the jury still seems to be out on this one.
This.
Also, how was she keeping her phone over her breast? Tucking it into her bra? So how would she get it in and out every time she used her phone? (I refuse to waste my time watching that video just to find out.)
Did you think about keeping the watch on airplane mode when you don't need the additional features? That way you could keep it if you really loved the watch and just turn on the Bluetooth when needed (run, phone in your bag, etc.). My understanding you have no bluetooth on airplane mode, something to think about if you are really worried
OP, also don't eat bananas. Naturally occurring radiated potassium. 
Doses in our daily lives:
http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/around-us/doses-daily-lives.html
Everything you never wanted to know about the small, harmless amount of radiation in bananas:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_equivalent_dose
In some areas of the world (middle-east) their natural background radiation is much higher than in north america. Many of our common cancers over here are unheard of there due to them being radiated daily.
Not all radiation is harmful.
Doses in our daily lives:
http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/around-us/doses-daily-lives.html
Everything you never wanted to know about the small, harmless amount of radiation in bananas:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_equivalent_dose
In some areas of the world (middle-east) their natural background radiation is much higher than in north america. Many of our common cancers over here are unheard of there due to them being radiated daily.
Not all radiation is harmful.
You really consider this "pretty strong evidence"? Has teaching the sciences in school really sunk this low? This society will not survive with the sciences being treated with more and more disdain.
Additionally, if you knew anything about low level radiation, even if there was a cause and effect, it would take numerous years for any cancer to develop. We aren't talking about the radiation from a nuclear weapon here.
If this unfortunate girl developed breast cancer so young, she almost certainly must have had one of the genetic mutations that can cause breast cancer at a very early age. It was NOT due to her phone, but as we can clearly see, ignorance of science is limitless and a reasoned approach has gone down the toilet.
Before you continue your "our society is doomed" tirade, if you watched the video and other related videos of the same girl, which I assume you didn't, she kept the smartphone directly on her breast inside her bra for a cumulative total of six years. She and her family, along with another woman they talked about, did not have any known factors to make her more susceptible to cancer. So, yes, it took years of direct contact for it to develop and directly underneath the spot where her phones were placed.
The potassium already naturally in your body does you more harm then your phone, watch, or microwave.
Put simply, there are different kinds of radiation distinguished by the size of their waves, and the kind you are measuring are harmless to you. They simply are not the right size to hurt you.
Holding a banana up to your head is more dangerous than a call phone. What does your EMF reader show when you measure a banana?
I eat bananas frequently.
Put simply, there are different kinds of radiation distinguished by the size of their waves, and the kind you are measuring are harmless to you. They simply are not the right size to hurt you.
Holding a banana up to your head is more dangerous than a call phone. What does your EMF reader show when you measure a banana?
I eat bananas frequently.
Read through some of the replies. Here are a few answers to the questions posed.
rOK:
The microwave was not operating when I tested it just plugged in as was the fridge and the tv. Only the microwave gave off significant readings. I am assuming ON would give off much higher readings. The apple watch was tested while on. By putting the reader a centimeter back the readings vanished so it had to be really close to the watch. I measured everything at the same distance i.e. a centimeter or two.
Parseck:
I received my watch on June 1. Yes the return date had expired so I had to run it by the manager. She looked the watch over and noticed it was still pristine and let me return in. I returned it on the 18th so I was only 3-4 days late.
Newton:
The microwave was off
Billy:
I use to believe Bluetooth was the safetest but I agree with you nothing has been proven. One of the reasons I bought it was because it didn't have a phone signal which made me think it was safer than having a phone on my wrist.
Kurri:
I did just that. I put it on airplane mode while I was working or not really using it. Unfortunately that did not change the readings on my EMF. They were virtually the same and varied between .15 to .38 tesla.
Btw I tested it on the watch face and on the underside. The highest readings were on the underside of the watch so there is definitely no shielding design built in.
rOK:
The microwave was not operating when I tested it just plugged in as was the fridge and the tv. Only the microwave gave off significant readings. I am assuming ON would give off much higher readings. The apple watch was tested while on. By putting the reader a centimeter back the readings vanished so it had to be really close to the watch. I measured everything at the same distance i.e. a centimeter or two.
Parseck:
I received my watch on June 1. Yes the return date had expired so I had to run it by the manager. She looked the watch over and noticed it was still pristine and let me return in. I returned it on the 18th so I was only 3-4 days late.
Newton:
The microwave was off
Billy:
I use to believe Bluetooth was the safetest but I agree with you nothing has been proven. One of the reasons I bought it was because it didn't have a phone signal which made me think it was safer than having a phone on my wrist.
Kurri:
I did just that. I put it on airplane mode while I was working or not really using it. Unfortunately that did not change the readings on my EMF. They were virtually the same and varied between .15 to .38 tesla.
Btw I tested it on the watch face and on the underside. The highest readings were on the underside of the watch so there is definitely no shielding design built in.
Honestly most things around the house don't give off a reading. I forgot to mention that I also tested my electric toothbrush and cable box and got nothing. That is what worried me. Only the microwave and the watch gave off a reading. I am not sure if 0.38 mtesla or even 0.50 mtesla is safe but that is the highest I got from devices around the house. I have not tested my wifi router though.
This is what I used.
http://www.amazon.com/Lutron-822-A-...p/B0015ENO6W/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8
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i actually can't even give you a response without getting banned on this forum.
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My sentiments exactly. This thread is completely absurd.
I feel like we almost need a Sticky thread for all "Why I Returned My Watch" posts...
Beyond that, all I can say is that I'm glad the OP was able to return his Watch and get his money back. It was obviously not for him.
Beyond that, all I can say is that I'm glad the OP was able to return his Watch and get his money back. It was obviously not for him.
I am not sure why people get all offended with this discussion.
Not sure why it is absurd to question the safety of it.
This is an apple watch forum right?
I am not saying I didn't like the color, the taptic engine, the strap, or the heart monitor. I actually liked the watch but returned it for safety concerns.
People must work for apple or have stock in it to get offended by my statements.
Not sure why it is absurd to question the safety of it.
This is an apple watch forum right?
I am not saying I didn't like the color, the taptic engine, the strap, or the heart monitor. I actually liked the watch but returned it for safety concerns.
People must work for apple or have stock in it to get offended by my statements.
I don't believe people are offended. I believe people just think you're nuts.
I found your info helpful. Don't be discouraged.
I suspect the watch has tiny magnets near the edges to hold the band straps. I suspect that could give off the EMF? So do microwave doors.
You should have checked Milanese loop to see if it gives a higher rating.
OnTheeRize , I appreciate you posting this information. I too was wondering if there could be any health concerns while wearing the watch.