synaesthesia
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I have some friends (not terribly critical friends) who claim to know people who stop watches when they wear them. The effect is supposed to be temporary.
Secondly, they claim to be unable to use computers for long because they are damaged.
The cause of these putative phenomenon is magnetic fields. The story is that they lived in a mining town. Heavy metals built up into their system until their body produced such a magnetic field that it interferes with watches and computers.
Would this claim be eligible for the 1,000,000 dollar prize?
How would I go about convicing my friends on theoretical grounds that such a magnetic field is improbable?
Secondly, they claim to be unable to use computers for long because they are damaged.
The cause of these putative phenomenon is magnetic fields. The story is that they lived in a mining town. Heavy metals built up into their system until their body produced such a magnetic field that it interferes with watches and computers.
Would this claim be eligible for the 1,000,000 dollar prize?
How would I go about convicing my friends on theoretical grounds that such a magnetic field is improbable?