Radiation From Electronics Devices Fuels A Retail Niche

Iria · Mar 18, 2006, 11:11 PM

Emil DeToffol sells accessories for cell phones, but doesn't own a cell phone. Neither, in fact, do many of his customers.

This seems like a riddle, but it's solved when you learn that DeToffol's Albany, N.Y.-based store sells products designed to protect people from electromagnetic fields -- or radiation -- given off by cell phones and electronic devices.

The existence of DeToffol's store, called Less EMF, points at a larger riddle facing the cell phone industry: whether the electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell phones poses a health risk.

Like the sun, cell phones do emit some radiation. There's no disputing that. There is dispute among researchers, however, over whether that radiation poses harm.
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b0ris84 · Mar 18, 2006, 11:20 PM

the waves that come out of cellphones are not strong enough to break apart atoms and cannot cause any problems. Penn and Teller proved it on their show. It's another way for someone to make an easy buck

swimtech · Mar 19, 2006, 01:12 AM

They are microwaves though, aren't they?

Guess we've all fried a few brain cells somehow - and the brain does heal (very slowly) after all...

LeanWolf · Mar 19, 2006, 03:18 PM

Actually the long-term effects are all still a mystery, and cell-phone companies sure aren't going to bother with researching it! Phones actually put out pretty strong voltages at very close distances, i.e. jammed up against your brain they can't be good for you. Use a hands free and you're fine.

Mar 18, 2006, 11:11 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Radiation From Electronics Devices Fuels A Retail Niche Emil DeToffol sells accessories for cell phones, but doesn't own a cell phone. Neither, in fact, do many of his customers. This seems like a riddle, but it's solved when you learn that DeToffol's Albany, N.Y.-based store sells products designed to protect people from electromagnetic fields -- or radiation -- given off by cell phones and electronic devices. The existence of DeToffol's store, called Less EMF, points at a larger riddle facing the cell phone industry: whether the electromagnetic radiation emitted by cell phones poses a health risk. Like the sun, cell phones do emit some radiation. There's no disputing that. There is dispute among researchers, however, over whether that radiation poses harm. ____________ Read More / Source: Yahoo! News

Mar 18, 2006, 11:20 PM	#2
b0ris84 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: brooklyn Posts: 20 Rep Power: 0	thats a total lie the waves that come out of cellphones are not strong enough to break apart atoms and cannot cause any problems. Penn and Teller proved it on their show. It's another way for someone to make an easy buck

Mar 19, 2006, 01:12 AM	#3
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	They are microwaves though, aren't they? Guess we've all fried a few brain cells somehow - and the brain does heal (very slowly) after all... __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Mar 19, 2006, 03:18 PM	#4
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,713 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	Actually the long-term effects are all still a mystery, and cell-phone companies sure aren't going to bother with researching it! Phones actually put out pretty strong voltages at very close distances, i.e. jammed up against your brain they can't be good for you. Use a hands free and you're fine. __________________