[Gllug] Norman Lamb MP

[Mike Brodbelt]

On Sun, 2003-10-12 at 12:47, Christopher Hunter wrote:
> On Saturday 11 Oct 2003 9:55 pm, Peter Rutherford wrote:
> 
> > Yes, but that is a different type of radiation.
> > Kids are putting a device transmitting microwave
> >  radiation in their trouser pockets as close as
> > they can get to their reproductive DNA short of
> > surgical implantation.
> >
> > Does the next generation belong to people who
> > think that mobiles suck?
> 
> Oh dear.  Another one fooled by the anti-technology lobby.
> Radio energy is radio energy regardless of frequency / wavelength.  Perhaps a 
> little basic EM theory would help?  Look up "inverse-square law".....

Frequency matters a great deal, as the molecules in our body are much
better at absorbing some frequencies than others. Given fields of equal
intensity, microwaves would kill you a lot faster than low freqency
radio waves.

Mike.


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