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There's also a lot of kooks who live there to get away from their "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-14887428 http://ww
by minikites 10y ago
There's also a lot of kooks who live there to get away from their "electromagnetic hypersensitivity"
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-14887428 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-14887428
> Ms Schou is one of an estimated 5% of Americans who believe they suffer from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS), which they say is caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields typically created by mobile phones, wi-fi and other electronic equipment.
Similar to Snowflake, AZ:
http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/snowflake/ http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/snowflake/
> Some people with MCS also experience sensitivity to electricity, so some houses forgo electricity, or have it routed through a single room which can be completely shut off from the rest of the house.
- maxerickson 10y agoIt'd be worse to have the radio quiet zone and not let them live there.
- dmd 10y agoNumber of these people, when actually tested in a double-blind study, who have been shown to have any sensitivity or even awareness of the presence or absence of electromagnetic fields: 0
- walrus01 10y agothe placebo (and nocebo) effect is a hell of a thing
- profmonocle 10y agoMy favorite (probably apocryphal) anecdote about EM sensitivity: A mobile company built a new cell tower in a small town. Residents began complaining of headaches and nausea. A town meeting was called, and after hearing the complaints, a representative of the mobile company said "if it's that bad now, imagine how bad it'll be when we turn it on."
- daveguy 10y agoEstimated 5% of Americans? I know BBC is pretty reputable, but that seems like a very high estimate. Estimated by who?
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