Hi All,
An interesting article with beautiful illustrations was recently picked up. Is 'cell phone' usage so bad for us? Food for thought for all of us (whether we eat those eggs or not!). Worth pondering over and deciding?
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Bala
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21An interesting article with beautiful illustrations was recently picked up. Is 'cell phone' usage so bad for us? Food for thought for all of us (whether we eat those eggs or not!). Worth pondering over and deciding?
Thanks,
Bala
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Hi Bala,
Excellent! In 65 minutes, the egg got cooked. It's destruction and severe damage that it is causing to brains. I am sure we all need to be careful. Thanks.
Rupa
All should read this and pass it on to protect themselves. We need to take precautions and this harmful effects seriously.
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Excellent! In 65 minutes, the egg got cooked. It's destruction and severe damage that it is causing to brains. I am sure we all need to be careful. Thanks.
Rupa
All should read this and pass it on to protect themselves. We need to take precautions and this harmful effects seriously.
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Hi Rupa,
There are pretty well-documented details on the bad effects of cell phones. Once in a while, some studies come out which prove all these theories wrong. The common human user, like us, is caught between this, not knowing which is right. Technology improves and...
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Bala
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There are pretty well-documented details on the bad effects of cell phones. Once in a while, some studies come out which prove all these theories wrong. The common human user, like us, is caught between this, not knowing which is right. Technology improves and...
Thanks,
Bala
From India, Madras
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Hi Good morning Bala ! yeah ! u correct but here in this example they have proved it that the egg gets cooked ...
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Very Good Morning to You, Rupa, You are right. The egg did get cooked. What I was trying to convey was that "there exists two sides for every coin"! Thanks Bala
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Hi Everybody,
Something more on mobile phones! Could be worthwhile with the monsoon picking up?
But as said earlier, every instance has a counter argument. The same way this also has.
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If you're chatting on a cell phone during a lightning storm, dropped calls could be the least of your worries.
According to a letter published in this week's issue of the British Medical Journal, people who talk on, or even just carry, mobile phones outdoors during storms are more likely to sustain fatal internal injuries if struck by lightning.
One U.S. lightning expert is skeptical, however.
Flashover
Human skin is resistant to transmitting electricity into the body, so when lightning strikes a person, it tends to travel along the skin. Scientists call this phenomenon "flashover." According to the doctors, conductive materials such as liquids or metallic objects can interrupt flashover and direct lightning into the body, causing internal damage.
"This can result in injuries like cardiac arrest, which is often fatal," said Swinda Espirit, a doctor at Northwick Park Hospital in England who co-authored the letter.
The doctors describe the case of a 15-year-old girl who was struck by lightning while using a cell phone in London. The girl survived, but still suffered physical, cognitive and emotional problems one year later.
The doctors also cite three anecdotal newspaper reports of people being struck by lightning while talking on cell phones.
"This rare phenomenon is a public health issue, and education is necessary to highlight the risk of using mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather…" the doctors write. The letter in the journal, however, is not backed by the sort of scientific rigor that goes into many published papers.
Now the Counter argument!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unlikely…
Vladimir Rakov, a lightning expert at the University of Florida, chuckled when he heard about the letter. He says the mechanism outlined by the doctors sounds unrealistic.
"I don’t think having a cell phone in your pocket can change the outcome of a lightning strike," Rakov told LiveScience.
Better advice, Rakov said, would be: "Don't remain outdoors during a thunderstorm, whether you carry a cell phone or not."
Unquote:
Uh, what an advice!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
Bala
From India, Madras
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Something more on mobile phones! Could be worthwhile with the monsoon picking up?
But as said earlier, every instance has a counter argument. The same way this also has.
Quote:
If you're chatting on a cell phone during a lightning storm, dropped calls could be the least of your worries.
According to a letter published in this week's issue of the British Medical Journal, people who talk on, or even just carry, mobile phones outdoors during storms are more likely to sustain fatal internal injuries if struck by lightning.
One U.S. lightning expert is skeptical, however.
Flashover
Human skin is resistant to transmitting electricity into the body, so when lightning strikes a person, it tends to travel along the skin. Scientists call this phenomenon "flashover." According to the doctors, conductive materials such as liquids or metallic objects can interrupt flashover and direct lightning into the body, causing internal damage.
"This can result in injuries like cardiac arrest, which is often fatal," said Swinda Espirit, a doctor at Northwick Park Hospital in England who co-authored the letter.
The doctors describe the case of a 15-year-old girl who was struck by lightning while using a cell phone in London. The girl survived, but still suffered physical, cognitive and emotional problems one year later.
The doctors also cite three anecdotal newspaper reports of people being struck by lightning while talking on cell phones.
"This rare phenomenon is a public health issue, and education is necessary to highlight the risk of using mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather…" the doctors write. The letter in the journal, however, is not backed by the sort of scientific rigor that goes into many published papers.
Now the Counter argument!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unlikely…
Vladimir Rakov, a lightning expert at the University of Florida, chuckled when he heard about the letter. He says the mechanism outlined by the doctors sounds unrealistic.
"I don’t think having a cell phone in your pocket can change the outcome of a lightning strike," Rakov told LiveScience.
Better advice, Rakov said, would be: "Don't remain outdoors during a thunderstorm, whether you carry a cell phone or not."
Unquote:
Uh, what an advice!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
Bala
From India, Madras
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