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Cell Towers

SRW

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I received a letter in my inbox about how harmfull Cell towers were. So I did some research on my own and could not verify any real issues apart from having one fall on ones head.

Does anyone here know anything good or bad about this subject?
 
The most harmful thing about them is that ice forms on the various parts of the tower. When the ice starts to melt, large chunks can fall to the Earth, which is home to many members of the general public. This can be dealt with by putting a fence around the base of the tower.

When did the email say was the specific problem?
 
I assume you are referring to the "electromagnetic radiation"...

I would say that the most accurate assessment of the situation is that we really don't know. Whether this is because "they" don't want us to know, or (more likely) that an adequate amount of evidence has yet to be accumulated is a question that is open to debate.

For now, I prefer to imagine all the millionaires that will be created in 50 years time if these things are proven to be hazardous. Gotta love that litigation thing.:p

Either way, most of us don't even know they are there. Quite literally, there could be one of these things right next door to you, and you would most probably never even notice. You see, "they" are very smart...:eek:

Mr. Turquoise
 
I'll have to see if there is a copy of the letter around, it was a form letter everyone one got, (paper not email) on campus. It said something about how we were all being microwaved by the cell towers and how there is no such thing as safe levels of radiation as it builds up in your system on and on like that.

I do not think we have to worry much about Ice here in costal Ca. last time it snowed was in the 60's.
 
Mr. Turquoise said:
I would say that the most accurate assessment of the situation is that we really don't know.
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Wasn't it scientifically shown that electromagnetic waves screw up our DNA, making it more likely for people to develop tumors after prolonged exposition? I thought I saw or heard or read that somewhere a while ago.
 
Frostbite said:


Wasn't it scientifically shown that electromagnetic waves screw up our DNA, making it more likely for people to develop tumors after prolonged exposition? I thought I saw or heard or read that somewhere a while ago.
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if that was true then why the hell are you using a computer?!?!? CANCER RISK!!!
 
EdipisReks said:


if that was true then why the hell are you using a computer?!?!? CANCER RISK!!!
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Oh my god, how true. If it were the case, I should have 26 tumors by now since I spend 9+ hours a day in front of two monitors.
 
SRW said:
Thanks but that thread has to do with cell phones, not towers.
I know the arguments are similar both use RF but the levels are the issue.
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The levels that actually (may) affect you depend on distance (inverse square law and all that). So the levels you experience from cell towers are probably a lot less than a phone next to your head (I'm guessing, but I think that's reasonable). On the other hand the towers are emitted constantly, rather than just the duration of one call.

I haven't heard of any evidence that cell towers cause any problems. I bet its a NIMBY campaign against have a cell tower in some particular place. Cell phones seem to bring out the worst in people, pro AND con.
 
Frostbite said:


Wasn't it scientifically shown that electromagnetic waves screw up our DNA, making it more likely for people to develop tumors after prolonged exposition? I thought I saw or heard or read that somewhere a while ago.
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Yes and No.

Waves at the higher end of the electromagnetic spectrum can hurt you, at the highest end they can simply kill you. At the lower end (radio) they do nothing.
 
Mr. Turquoise wrote:
or (more likely) that an adequate amount of evidence has yet to be accumulated
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But there is already a huge amount of evidence that there is no harm. However, it's impossible to prove that anything is absolutely safe, and it's this uncertainty that some people misunderstand.

Cell phone radiation can't cause DNA damage, and therefore can't cause cancer, because microwave radiation is non-ionizing. The phtons don't have enough energy to knock an electron from one state to another, so it can't cause any chemical reactions. With enough power, however, it can heat things up, and the heat can cause damage. So if you are getting close enough to a cell tower to heat up any part of your body to more than 200 degrees F, you should probably back off. Otherwise, there is no concern for harm.
 
SRW said:

Thanks but that thread has to do with cell phones, not towers.
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Whoops. Sorry. It's been a long week.


I know the arguments are similar both use RF but the levels are the issue.
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I believe (but could well be wrong) that the same argument applies: the only known mechanism is via heating, if it's not strong enough to heat (and if it is, presumably you can feel it), then it's not considered a problem.
 
I find it quite humorous that people are so concerned about long-wavelength radiation like microwaves being broadcast at small power levels.

Meanwhile, the sun is chucking 100 times as much electromagnetic radiation at them (and at shorter, more energetic wavelengths!) in the 12 hours the earth faces it than they get all month from that stupid cell tower.

Maybe there's a market for a sun-tan lotion offshoot? Remember kids, wear your SPF 1/2 Cell-Block at all times, or the evil phone company will slowly cook you alive.
 
all I know for sure is this........



when I go running with my walkman.........cassette...............if I run past someone using a cellphone or if my cellphone rings anywhere near my walkman, its makes the walkman go crazy.

is it effecting the tape ?

I dont understand it.
 
I've been asked to litigate this issue, and the question of powerline radiation, several times. I don't think the science yet supports a cancer risk, but...

Powerlines produce a mess of ionic species through corona discharge in air. Just what they are and what the concentrations are is not well understood. Interestingly this is not a current phenomenon (as commonly thought) but a voltage issue.

Given the long latency period for cancer, I wouldn't say its impossible. Epidemiology has in the past shown effects long before theory predicted it.
 
What i love is the way people bitch and moan about these masts- bitching to their friends on their cell phone that is :rolleyes:
 
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