Author: Andrew Dados
Date: 04:01:11 05/28/02
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On May 28, 2002 at 03:29:48, stuart taylor wrote: >On May 27, 2002 at 23:41:17, Vine Smith wrote: > >>On May 27, 2002 at 22:45:13, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On May 27, 2002 at 12:57:09, stuart taylor wrote: >>> >>>>On May 27, 2002 at 04:55:38, Grzegorz Sidorowicz wrote: >>>> >>>>>On webpage http://sq2foa.republika.pl/ >>>>>is available Polish open source chess >>>>>program for mobile phone by Radoslaw Kamowski. >>>> >>>>Very attractive. But there must be limits. >>>>Chess isn't meant for looking at and making a quick decision. It's meant for >>>>hard work and analysis. And it's also not such a good idea to encourage >>>>prolonged contact with radiation of cellphones-Cell=US, Mobile=UK >>>>Pelefon=Israel. >>>>S.Taylor >>> >>> >>>What radiations? >>> >>>What the hell are you talking about??? >>> >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> >>Perhaps you haven't heard this myth (well, let's hope it's a myth) that used to >>circulate when cell phones first became popular -- it was feared (by those who >>like to fear such things) that the electromagnetic field produced by the cell >>phone could cause brain tumors due to the phone being held to the ear, proximal >>to the brain, for long periods. Presumably, the message warns us of a similar >>hazard from playing too many games of cell phone chess -- thumb cancer, warts, >>or maybe even severe fingernail discoloration. >>So when can we expect Nokia Tiger to become available? >> >>Regards, >>Vine Smith > >Show me a scientific paper, or unbiassed article saying it's only a myth! >And not only when held to the ear, which is of course much stronger, when >speaking, but even when just on stand-by is not the greatest idea to keep in >close proximaty to the body all day long. > I could also say personally that if someone were to put ten different handsets >to my ear, 5 mobiles and 5 normal phones one after each other, randomly, whilst >I'm blindfolded, and when they are connected to another person (but without >sound, so I can't hear the difference in clarity of reception), I could easily >tell which are the Mobiles, and which not. > Also, test these phones with a radiation detector (used for testing microwave >ovens). Then you will easily see there is radiation. What myth??? >S.Taylor So.. you think people would be playing chess while talking on the same phone? Otherwise it's a myth. -Andrew-
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