Because I understand how it works. Microwave energy excites water molecules. That's it. If it excites the water molecules in my body, my temperature will increase slightly. Too little for me to notice. Ultraviolet radiation is actually dangerous - there are numerous studies that show this. Are you afraid of sunlight?
The WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer Classification has specified that Cell Phones are carcinogenic, causing a 10 fold increase in Glial cancer with 20 minutes of use per day for 10 years. Do you fall into that category?
Sunlight works on a completely different electromagnetic spectrum that we're discussing.
Not only have you shown yourself to be incompetent when it comes to scientific discussion, you're also poor at debating.
Doesn't matter who you are, microwave energy causes frictional heating on a subatomic level. Microwaves tuned to 2.4 GHz interact with water the most. Hence why it is used to heat food. GSM Base towers literally have the entire microwave spectrum to use, but have also chosen 2.4 GHz, why? To microwave the people, thats why.
The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) today classified mobile phone use and other radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as a possible carcinogen (group 2B).
It doesn't even make the "probably" category, 2A. Other items in the 2B category: talcum powder, pickled vegetables, coffee.
Third paragraph, from you own link:
Interphone, considered the major study on cell phone use and cancer risk, has reported that overall, cell phone users have no increased risk of the most common forms of brain tumors -- glioma and meningioma. In addition, the study revealed no evidence of increasing risk with progressively increasing number of calls, longer call time, or years since beginning cell phone use. For the small proportion of study participants who reported spending the most total time on cell phone calls, there was some increased risk of glioma, but the researchers considered this finding inconclusive. Furthermore, a large population-based cohort study in Denmark has found no evidence of increased risk of brain tumors. It is noteworthy that brain cancer incidence and mortality rates in the population have changed little in the past decade.
Tissue heating is the principal mechanism of interaction between radiofrequency energy and the human body...resulting in negligible temperature rise in the brain or any other organs of the body.
Long-term effects
...results of animal studies consistently show no increased cancer risk for long-term exposure to radiofrequency fields.
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The international pooled analysis of data gathered from 13 participating countries found no increased risk of glioma or meningioma with mobile phone use of more than 10 years. There are some indications of an increased risk of glioma for those who reported the highest 10% of cumulative hours of cell phone use, although there was no consistent trend of increasing risk with greater duration of use. The researchers concluded that biases and errors limit the strength of these conclusions and prevent a causal interpretation.
You're the incompetent one, shown by your inability to look beyond the headline. You'd rather believe in some pseudo-science bullshit ridiculous conspiracies than think reasonably. That's why you write stuff like this:
SM Base towers literally have the entire microwave spectrum to use, but have also chosen 2.4 GHz, why? To microwave the people, thats why.
Pray tell me, why would cell phone designers want to microwave people?
Here's some updated research! Hey, 5 years old is pretty contemporary.
This is a professor at Columbia University who, along with 100 top scientists, have signed a document describing the dangers of EMFs.
MARTIN BLANK earned PhDs in physical chemistry (1957) from Columbia University and in colloid science (1960) from University of Cambridge. He came to the department in 1959, retired as Associate Professor in 2011 and is now a Special Lecturer. His research has been on membranes, transport processes, excitation, and recently on health effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR). His book on health effects of EMR is due out at the end of 2013.
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tryingthisout ago
OH NO! I use electromagnetic waves to heat my food! And to see things! And to communicate!
Unreasonable ago
You are being bombarded with microwave energy, yes the same energy that cooks your food, through your cell phone and the requisite towers.
How your doublethink is so strong baffles me.
"It cooks food! It must be good to put next to my head!"
tryingthisout ago
Because I understand how it works. Microwave energy excites water molecules. That's it. If it excites the water molecules in my body, my temperature will increase slightly. Too little for me to notice. Ultraviolet radiation is actually dangerous - there are numerous studies that show this. Are you afraid of sunlight?
Unreasonable ago
The WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer Classification has specified that Cell Phones are carcinogenic, causing a 10 fold increase in Glial cancer with 20 minutes of use per day for 10 years. Do you fall into that category?
http://www.cancer.gov/news-events/press-releases/2011/iarccellphonemay2011
Sunlight works on a completely different electromagnetic spectrum that we're discussing.
Not only have you shown yourself to be incompetent when it comes to scientific discussion, you're also poor at debating.
Doesn't matter who you are, microwave energy causes frictional heating on a subatomic level. Microwaves tuned to 2.4 GHz interact with water the most. Hence why it is used to heat food. GSM Base towers literally have the entire microwave spectrum to use, but have also chosen 2.4 GHz, why? To microwave the people, thats why.
tryingthisout ago
From your 5 year old link:
This category is used for agents for which there is limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and less than sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.
It doesn't even make the "probably" category, 2A. Other items in the 2B category: talcum powder, pickled vegetables, coffee.
Third paragraph, from you own link:
And here's the details from the WHO fact sheet
You're the incompetent one, shown by your inability to look beyond the headline. You'd rather believe in some pseudo-science bullshit ridiculous conspiracies than think reasonably. That's why you write stuff like this:
Pray tell me, why would cell phone designers want to microwave people?
Unreasonable ago
Simple answer; Population control.
Here's some updated research! Hey, 5 years old is pretty contemporary.
This is a professor at Columbia University who, along with 100 top scientists, have signed a document describing the dangers of EMFs.
http://www.physiology.columbia.edu/MartinBlank.html
and a short video of his!
I agree fully with his stance. He's does a much better job of describing it. Take a look!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ijs5lrebac