Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 21:05:38 05/28/02
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On May 28, 2002 at 21:22:17, stuart taylor wrote:
>On May 28, 2002 at 14:19:44, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>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
>>
>>
>>Then you are the only human in the whole universe able to do that.
>>
>>Other people have made the same claim, and it has been demonstrated
>>experimentaly that they were *not* able to make the difference between a real
>>emitting cellphone and a placebo.
>>
>>You might enter the guiness book of records if you are really able to do it.
>>
>>BTW you should also stay away from computers then. They are also emitting a
>>significant level of electromagnetic energy (but it is more dispersed in the
>>radio spectrum).
>>
>>A Palm is safe, though.
>>
>>
>>
>> Christophe
>
>I realize that most can't, but many people report a bit of an earache, or
>atleast a headache. For me it is very pronounced though.
> Computers, are not as concentrated. They don't affect my radiation tester
>either (which tests microwave ovens), and besides, I don't know of any form of
>radiation when using an LCD screen (which I don't, but want to).
>S.Taylor
As I said you are not the only one to have made this claim, but experiments have
shown that people were not actually able to know if it was a cellphone near
their ear or a normal one.
Not to deny that there might be some adverse effect in the long run. I don't
think there is but no data so far is able to prove it (or to prove the opposite
BTW).
I use a hands free kit whenever I can, that's more than enough to protect
against any effect, real or not.
Christophe
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