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I guess it's another good reason for why I shouldn't have my phone charging in the bed with me while I sleep; the other good reason being battery fires.

sharpshadow 1y ago
And to avoid unnecessary RF exposure.
- yieldcrv 1y ago
  although anyone saying this outloud likely wont have their mind changed, for the rest of you all that want to remain informed: cellular devices and radios do not emit ionizing radiation - which is the kind that messes up cells, and nonionizing radiation can only increase heat which is why all devices operate under a power limit people are studying other potential biological effects of nonionizing radiation and there is zero consensus of there being any. so some people, including some smaller government agencies, exercise caution
  - someothherguyy 1y ago
    What the parent comment was likely referring to: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coil-mattresses-cause-cancer-amplifying-radio-waves/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coil-mattresses-cause-canc... What is known: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/cell-phones-fact-sheet https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/r...
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  - codr7 1y ago
    Can you see any potential risks with blasting the body with same frequencies as it uses to regulate itself, while its supposed to be regenerating?
    - olyjohn 1y ago
      What radio frequencies does your body use to regulate itself?
      - 542354234235 1y ago
        My liver uses a walkie talkie to communicate with my kidney (the left one).
    - queenkjuul 1y ago
      I mean, maybe, if the body used radio waves to regulate itself, but it doesn't so I don't
sandworm101 1y ago
Be more afraid of taking a shower or bath during a storm.
- aaron695 1y ago
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- userbinator 1y ago
  Lightning won't take a detour through you, it will follow the path of least resistance.
  - sandworm101 1y ago
    Yes but if you are covered in electrolyte and standing atop a well-grounded drain pipe, you may just be that path. Also, lighting is not simple mathematical electricity. It is subject to innumerable, even quantum, fluctuations at the precise moment it chooses to move. Lighting also partially creates its own path as it ionizes air/water into plasma. That's why bolts are jagged and not smooth beams between cloud and ground. It may or may not choose to go through or around you. It is best to avoid needing to ask such questions. https://youtube.com/shorts/dvVW1e_trW0 https://youtube.com/shorts/dvVW1e_trW0
  - cwillu 1y ago
    “Path of least resistance” is a simplification of ohm's law, and that simplification simply isn't very relevant when dealing with voltages with 7-9 digits and tens of kiloamperes: at those voltages, even high impedance paths will have a non-trivial current (to lifeforms made of bags of saltwater). And don't forget that an instantaneous discharge of 10,000A will also create a tremendous magnetic field which will immediately collapse, creating voltages that will induce eddy currents in conductors (such as the aforementioned bags of saltwater) that are near the main current flow.
- NoTeslaThrow 1y ago
  odd choice to be forced to make, but I would prefer being electrocuted to burning my face off.
5195tobye 1y ago
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sharpshadow 1y ago

And to avoid unnecessary RF exposure.

yieldcrv 1y ago
although anyone saying this outloud likely wont have their mind changed, for the rest of you all that want to remain informed: cellular devices and radios do not emit ionizing radiation - which is the kind that messes up cells, and nonionizing radiation can only increase heat which is why all devices operate under a power limit people are studying other potential biological effects of nonionizing radiation and there is zero consensus of there being any. so some people, including some smaller government agencies, exercise caution
- someothherguyy 1y ago
  What the parent comment was likely referring to: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coil-mattresses-cause-cancer-amplifying-radio-waves/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/coil-mattresses-cause-canc... What is known: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/radiation/cell-phones-fact-sheet https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/r...
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- codr7 1y ago
  Can you see any potential risks with blasting the body with same frequencies as it uses to regulate itself, while its supposed to be regenerating?
  - olyjohn 1y ago
    What radio frequencies does your body use to regulate itself?
    - 542354234235 1y ago
      My liver uses a walkie talkie to communicate with my kidney (the left one).
  - queenkjuul 1y ago
    I mean, maybe, if the body used radio waves to regulate itself, but it doesn't so I don't

sandworm101 1y ago

Be more afraid of taking a shower or bath during a storm.

aaron695 1y ago
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userbinator 1y ago
Lightning won't take a detour through you, it will follow the path of least resistance.
- sandworm101 1y ago
  Yes but if you are covered in electrolyte and standing atop a well-grounded drain pipe, you may just be that path. Also, lighting is not simple mathematical electricity. It is subject to innumerable, even quantum, fluctuations at the precise moment it chooses to move. Lighting also partially creates its own path as it ionizes air/water into plasma. That's why bolts are jagged and not smooth beams between cloud and ground. It may or may not choose to go through or around you. It is best to avoid needing to ask such questions. https://youtube.com/shorts/dvVW1e_trW0 https://youtube.com/shorts/dvVW1e_trW0
- cwillu 1y ago
  “Path of least resistance” is a simplification of ohm's law, and that simplification simply isn't very relevant when dealing with voltages with 7-9 digits and tens of kiloamperes: at those voltages, even high impedance paths will have a non-trivial current (to lifeforms made of bags of saltwater). And don't forget that an instantaneous discharge of 10,000A will also create a tremendous magnetic field which will immediately collapse, creating voltages that will induce eddy currents in conductors (such as the aforementioned bags of saltwater) that are near the main current flow.
NoTeslaThrow 1y ago
odd choice to be forced to make, but I would prefer being electrocuted to burning my face off.

5195tobye 1y ago

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