Is this for real? (Cellphones and popcorn)

[Dave Schwartz]

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/4969270/

[PaceAdvantage]

I don't know if it's real or not, but it's certainly conceivable. Cellphones operate on the microwave frequency.

When people continue to tell me these devices are NOT going to be the next "cigarettes" I will refer them to this video and ask them if they still think it's safe to glue this device to your head for an hour or so at a time....

[BillW]

http://freepage.twoday.net/stories/4969270/

hoax

[OTM Al]

If it seems strange, always go to snopes.com

http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp

[bigmack]

The 'cell phone and popcorn popping campaign' is completely untrue and a joke. It has been seen by over 4.1 million users already and has become a sort of global urban legend as it continues to be tried throughout the world
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/94863

[Dave Schwartz]

I suspected as much but why didn't I think of Snopes? I always go there first.

[wonatthewire1]

I don't know if it's real or not, but it's certainly conceivable. Cellphones operate on the microwave frequency.

When people continue to tell me these devices are NOT going to be the next "cigarettes" I will refer them to this video and ask them if they still think it's safe to glue this device to your head for an hour or so at a time....


Don't need to glue it to your head - use a headset but one of the older types with a wire. The bluetooths give off radio waves too...

;)

(i work in the biz...)

[BillW]

The bluetooths give off radio waves too...

;)

(i work in the biz...)

Bluetooth runs at about 0.1% of the power of a cell phone. (and a cell phone runs at about 0.1% of the power of a microwave oven)

[Lefty]

I rember when they said overhead electric wires were going to give everybody cancer.

[wonatthewire1]

Bluetooth runs at about 0.1% of the power of a cell phone. (and a cell phone runs at about 0.1% of the power of a microwave oven)

its your brain

;)

[Greyfox]

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/06/11/so_the_microwave_popcorn_with_your_phone_thing_is_ a_hoax_done_how.html

[JustRalph]

I rember when they said overhead electric wires were going to give everybody cancer.


but they do give you bad TV reception :lol:

[BillW]

I rember when they said overhead electric wires were going to give everybody cancer.

Radiation from power lines is real. There are limits as to voltage levels that can be carried across lines in populated areas as it is the hi-tension lines that you see on the high cross country towers that pose the real danger. That's why they are high and away from people :) .

[Dave Schwartz]

Yes, but I have still not seen an explanation of how the trick videos were created.

Anyone? Anyone?

[BillW]

Yes, but I have still not seen an explanation of how the trick videos were created.

Anyone? Anyone?

Could they have been stupid enough to mount a magnetron (http://www.gallawa.com/microtech/magnetron.html) underneath the table top? It's easy enough to do and at least worth an honorable mention for a Darwin (http://www.darwinawards.com).

[HUSKER55]

then the easiest way to get rid of our enemies would be to give them a cell phone, up the power and let them talk themselves to death with unlimited free minutes.

Wait a minute, I paid for that plan. :lol:

Is this true? No..really...is this true???

husker55

:)