elsiegee40 Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 And, yes, we give our kids mobile phones to hold by their brains, with wireless enabled, yet join the emotion with wifi in schools. As far as I am aware very few kids use their mobiles as phones. They stare at the screen constantly and then look at you with incredulity if you suggest that making a phone call may be more effective.
Mistert89 Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 But the transceiver is within a foot of the brain!
elsiegee40 Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 But the transceiver is within a foot of the brain! How short sighted are you? My phone is held far more than a foot from my brain when I am typing on it!
Mistert89 Posted August 6, 2016 Posted August 6, 2016 Without wishing to argue semantics, I'm assuming you are of adult stature? Kids generally sit with heads 'bowed' forwards and.... Quod Erat demonstrandum!
Joanne Posted August 9, 2016 Posted August 9, 2016 I wonder if these people actually have fibromialgia or something instead. I also read something about black mold allergy causing fibro symptoms... then they need something to blame the pain on. Why not Wi-Fi? You don't want to think something else could be wrong...
mavhc Posted August 10, 2016 Posted August 10, 2016 Ban Ethernet cables in schools, they cause deadly tripping hazards 2
MrKJLS Posted August 11, 2016 Posted August 11, 2016 Soo, after the fun event of the ban WiFi in School poster, appeared at the front of our school. Coincidentally a this appeared in the local paper. A BUSINESSMAN is on a mission to make people aware of an invisible health danger. Martin Kingsbury, from Braintree, wants Wifi to be banned in schools up and down the country, to prevent harm being caused by electromagnetic radiation. He said: “Someone came to me three years ago and told me about it. At first I thought it was another scare story. “Then I spent a bit of time and did a bit of research. I started to see things that could not be disputed. “The man made radiation has increased hundreds of times in the last thirty years.” Many claim that exposure to electromagnetic radiation can cause people to develop Electro-Hypersensitivity – symptoms can include dizziness, headaches and sleep disturbance. Mr Kingsbury, who owns Solar Power GB Ltd, is a member of Geovital Academy UK and got involved with the worldwide No Wifi in Schools campaign on July 31 by distributing posters across the district. Countries such as Israel and France have already introduced Wi-Fi bands around children of a young age and Mr Kingsbury wants to see the UK government take a strong stance against electromagnetic radiation. Mr Kingsbury said: “The problem is no one knows the information is out there. “People need to be aware of the problems and then it is up to them what they do. But at least then they are given the opportunity to make small changes. “I would like to see all Wifi to be removed from schools and people made aware of the harmful effects from modern technology - for people with children it is so important.” Link: http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/14671207.Campaigner_wants_Wifi_in_schools_banned_due_to_health_concerns/
mavhc Posted August 11, 2016 Posted August 11, 2016 Launch a counter campaign against his solar panels sucking up all the sunlight so the children can't play And then a counter counter campaign about how solar radiation is dangerous to children and they should only go to school at night. Meanwhile launch the "ethernet cables are killing our kids" campaign, warning of the dangers of tripping and strangulation Send all press releases to the newspaper, they'll print anything.
Garacesh Posted August 11, 2016 Posted August 11, 2016 And then a counter counter campaign about how solar radiation is dangerous to children and they should only go to school at night. In all fairness, sunburn does increase the risk of melanoma, so.. I think, in all fairness, sunlight can be used as a reasonable counter-argument. Sunlight includes radiation, but the radiation is considered safe, and where it does cause a problem, we can take steps to avoid it (sunblock) rather than outright ban it.
MrKJLS Posted August 11, 2016 Posted August 11, 2016 Launch a counter campaign against his solar panels sucking up all the sunlight so the children can't play And then a counter counter campaign about how solar radiation is dangerous to children and they should only go to school at night. Meanwhile launch the "ethernet cables are killing our kids" campaign, warning of the dangers of tripping and strangulation Send all press releases to the newspaper, they'll print anything. I made a poster for those dangerous and pesky ethernet cables: 1
ICTDirect_Dave Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 Soo, after the fun event of the ban WiFi in School poster, appeared at the front of our school. Coincidentally a this appeared in the local paper. Link: http://www.braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk/news/14671207.Campaigner_wants_Wifi_in_schools_banned_due_to_health_concerns/ Here's the twitter account of the chap's company. Hillarious Reading!
MrKJLS Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 Here's the twitter account of the chap's company. Hillarious Reading! hahaha, it's like this FaceBook page what i mentioned earlier https://www.facebook.com/ParentsAgainstWiFiinSchool/?fref=ts Some of the comments are great.
Joanne Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 Maybe we should all turn Amish and do away with all electricity, then we won't be bombarded by all of this harmful radiation. All so we can maybe live a couple of decades longer... LOLNOPETHX
MrKJLS Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 Maybe we should all turn Amish and do away with all electricity, then we won't be bombarded by all of this harmful radiation. All so we can maybe live a couple of decades longer... LOLNOPETHX But the radiation is everywhere. You can't get away from it. (Unless you stay indoors and close all the windows and blinds) Damn Sun.
Andrew_C Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 (Unless you stay indoors and close all the windows and blinds) You think your puny house will protect you from Cosmic Rays? HA! I say...
psydii Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 Or Radon gas, Or C14 decay, or bananas? There is no escape.
sted Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 But the radiation is everywhere. You can't get away from it. (Unless you stay indoors and close all the windows and blinds) Damn Sun. dosent it require something more akin to being 1/2 a mile plus underground?
mikeprice Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 Or Radon gas, Or C14 decay, or bananas? There is no escape. and don't even get started on Brazil Nuts
MrKJLS Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) Or Radon gas, Or C14 decay, or bananas? There is no escape. You think your puny house will protect you from Cosmic Rays? HA! I say... dosent it require something more akin to being 1/2 a mile plus underground? Looks like I'm not getting away from it. OR i could buy this guy out and move into this nuclear bunker. I will be protected from everything apart from asbestos. Heres a virtual tour (and his quality signs are in the tour, keep an eye out for them) Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker Virtual Tour RGHQ 5.1 | Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker The bunker at the end of the world - in Essex ? The Register and don't even get started on Brazil Nuts Damn nuts... Edited August 12, 2016 by MrKJLS
Norphy Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 In my old workplace, there was a sign next to the photocopier: "Please close the lid after you've finished. If you don't, ultra-violet radiation will be released into the atmosphere!" I'm still not sure if the person who put it up was serious or not. @Roberto will be able to back me up here 1
DJ-1701 Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 You know, if they could harness all the words they utter on this subject, they could fuel a hot air balloon to raise them above the the wifi radiation.
mikeprice Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 But but but Then they would be getting closer to the SUN - which gives up a lot of Radiation
elsiegee40 Posted August 12, 2016 Posted August 12, 2016 I know there's a lot of inaccurate science being bandied about and I too shudder ever time there's the latest anti wifi story. However, radiation occurs in a huge range of wavelengths and some are considerably more harmful than others. Naturally they're all there, but usually in such small quantities that they don't harm you. Some need special intervention to prevent harm... e.g. by applying sunscreen. Just trying to counter their arguments by saying there's all sorts of radiation around you all the time, as some of you appear to be doing, is as ridiculous as they are. The very specific wavelengths of wifi radiation are around all the time in many, but not all, places. It's that radiation that people need to use in their arguments and not all the others.
mavhc Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 That's the point, to frame their silly argument in the same terms as my silly argument. If they want to try to use science in their argument they have to up their game.
GrumbleDook Posted August 13, 2016 Posted August 13, 2016 Part of the problem is that there is no evidence that the radiation involved is harmful but that isn't to say that there may not be an issue. When we review the risk we assess it as low, but we *have* to assess it and review that on a regular basis. The problem you have then is that this brigade could take that as "so you think there might be a problem? Turn it all off then!" as in so doing missing the point of managing risk. The phrases to use are things like, "at this point there have been no recommendations from official sources that schools should turn off their wireless networks, and no instructions to take further action. We regularly review all relevant advice from official sources and take action where required." Those who as hell bent of using poor research or pseudo-science will continue but counter with real science rather than ridicule. 4
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