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As to why all the downvotes: the folks here are well aware that you're talking out of your rear-end or are unaware that we are exposed to EM waves orders of mag

by arpa 5y ago

As to why all the downvotes: the folks here are well aware that you're talking out of your rear-end or are unaware that we are exposed to EM waves orders of magnitude more powerful and of significantly higher frequency. This type of EM radiation is called "visible light", perhaps you have heard of it. Take a physics class before talking about capitalist industry agenda, please. Oh, and as for your references: both non-opinion pieces (Scientific American blog post is an opinion) explicitly state that no adverse effects were noticed. Didn't you read them or did you expect nobody would call out your bullshit?

EGreg 5y ago
I think I was clear… the adverse effects are not happening for humans due to the epithelial cells absorbing / blocking the radiation… did you not read what I wrote or did you expect I wouldn’t point out the strawman? I said that these may be harmful to insects, that the same mechanism isn’t present. For example: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-mobile-insects-german.html https://phys.org/news/2020-09-mobile-insects-german.html Here is a direct quote: Of the 83 studies deemed scientifically relevant, 72 showed that radiation had a negative effect on bees, wasps and flies. These effects ranged from a reduced ability to navigate due to the disturbance of magnetic fields to damage to genetic material and larvae. Get it now?
- ofou 5y ago
  I think people speak this subject too anthropocentric here, the real problem is EM pollution at a massive and unprecedented scale is making the insect population collapse. All of that, without mentioning the lack of methods and funding to study the dangers because the economic incentives are too high. Time will speak by itself.
Chris2048 5y ago
> we are exposed to EM waves orders of magnitude more powerful Different materials absorb different wavelengths, light absorbed by the upper layer of skin, or that pass right through us never get a chance to damage anything.

by arpa 5y ago

EGreg 5y ago

I think I was clear… the adverse effects are not happening for humans due to the epithelial cells absorbing / blocking the radiation… did you not read what I wrote or did you expect I wouldn’t point out the strawman? I said that these may be harmful to insects, that the same mechanism isn’t present. For example: https://phys.org/news/2020-09-mobile-insects-german.html https://phys.org/news/2020-09-mobile-insects-german.html Here is a direct quote: Of the 83 studies deemed scientifically relevant, 72 showed that radiation had a negative effect on bees, wasps and flies. These effects ranged from a reduced ability to navigate due to the disturbance of magnetic fields to damage to genetic material and larvae. Get it now?

ofou 5y ago
I think people speak this subject too anthropocentric here, the real problem is EM pollution at a massive and unprecedented scale is making the insect population collapse. All of that, without mentioning the lack of methods and funding to study the dangers because the economic incentives are too high. Time will speak by itself.

Chris2048 5y ago

> we are exposed to EM waves orders of magnitude more powerful Different materials absorb different wavelengths, light absorbed by the upper layer of skin, or that pass right through us never get a chance to damage anything.