Scotteh Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 What do you think about this 'harmful' radiation that our trusted and relied upon phones are emitting, do you think prolonged use could lead to some serious health issues? And I've also heard that the more we use smart phones to keep notes, give us directions and all the other tasks we order them to, we use much less initiative and we weaken the ability to think for ourselves! Do you think this is true? Please discuss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I'm going for no. The radiation from mobiles are harmless - they aren't powerful enough to cause damage. It's all a health scare, in my eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjashizzle Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 From what I've read and seen on TV etc, it seems that they are. But, only while on the phone are they affective and only for a long time per month. It seems there's a massive increase in the chance of a tumor if you use mobiles extensively. This article says a lot http://www.healthandgoodness.com/article/are-cell-phones-dangerous.html and there's lots of information throughout the internet of case studies about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunno Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Well they use micorwaves, which as we all know cooks any object with an abudance of water in it, but like everyone has said they are very low powered and I personaly believe you would have to spend a ridiculous amount of time on a mobile before seeing any ill effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford1001 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 okay well swedish scientists have found that using mobile phones increase brain cell activity by 10%, but what that 10% is for is unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Walker-Kaiser Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I honestly don't believe it causes any long term effects. It emits such a small amount of radiation that it isn't really going to do much damage to your brain. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHiLL Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I don't think mobile phone usage causes health risks, at least for a couple of reasons. The broadcast of the signal is practically all around us at all times anyway, even if the phone isn't in use. Also, mobiles have now moved away from talking on the phone, but to more texting and other smart/online apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmy Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I don't think any waves emitted from the phone itself can harm you like is suggested by some people. I know however, that the small and high resolution screen can cause bad eye sight. Studies also say that squinting to look at the small screens causes wrinkles, make of that what you will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richio Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Radiation is harmless and poses no physical effects however, it's becoming more common for youth to become attached and addicted to their phones, in a way this is bad for ones health as it's antisocial and more reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunno Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Radiation is harmless? hmm I dont think so, depends what type it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford1001 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Gamma Radiation would kill someone within a few minutes if not seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunno Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Yes Gamma is bad for you (obviuosly) but it does depend on the intensity, low level gamma wont kill you but will probably cause cancers, or other medical complications. Alpha is the one you wouldnt want to be exposed to (beacuse it is ionizing), but beacuse it is rather large (made up of protons) it cant pass through our skin, so as long as you dont eat anything that emits Alpha particles you will be ok. Also you have UV, which causes cancer and micorwaves which would literally cook you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford1001 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 And also Beta Radiation, that does make it under your skin, just not all the way. High intensity Gamma radiation can go all the way through the human body length wise, so if ever that happens, your body would have numerous health implications after wards, But back on topic, the type of radiation coming from mobile phones is Microwaves and Radio waves. With Microwaves it is kinda obvious, they are they type also used in microwaves, and in the booklet it says not to look in it, not to stand right next to it, because of the radiation being emitted from it. Then Radio waves are the same used in wireless mouses and controllers, TV remotes, WiFi internet, and also mobile phones, so it isn;t as it we are only getting it from mobile phones. Both of them are around us all the time, and nobody says "Don't point that controller at me or i can die". The media gains peoples attention through Fear. If a news report says a man was shot this morning and the police are looking for the criminal it would be less capturing than" Earlier today a deranged man shot another man in Blah street. Police are still looking for the murderer who could also be linked to other murders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunno Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Yes I did not say Gamma couldnt pass through you, it can oass through everything (in time) unless it takes that long to go through that it has broken down into a stable isotope (Half-life). Also I beleive TV remotes use IR, well least they do in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford1001 Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 They use a mixture of both i believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotteh Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 Apparently they use alpha radiation in fire alarms. (I think) When smoke goes over the beam of radiation, the sensor can no longer detect it and the alarm sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmy Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I'm pretty sure alpha radiation fire-alarms aren't made any more, Candy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotteh Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 I'm pretty sure alpha radiation fire-alarms aren't made any more, Candy. Probably not. xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunno Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Yes they are that is how they work its only a very tiny amount and the ability of a beam of Alpha particles to be blocked by smoke makes it very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richio Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 What i meant by radiation is not Gamma but rather Microwave or at least the intensity which comes from a phone. But you need to differentiate from Electromagnetic Radiation and Ionizing radiation. I.e. Alpha, Beta and Gamma are different and harmful where as Radio, Microwave, InfraRed and Visible light (electromagnetic) are harmless if we're talking about on the scale of mobile phones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolochicha Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 The radiofrenquencies health disaster is not for tomorrow, it has started, it is going on now !! Brain tumor and cancers are rising specially among children. More and more women with no family history are developping breast cancers. there are more and more autistic children, now US prof. George Carlo has established that radiofrequencies alter the blood-brain bareer, this facilitating the fixating of heavy metals in brain fostering autism. All this is wiedely known, but givernments and firms di nothing because there is much money at stake, and we do nothing because we love our wireless toys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offspringftw Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 Creating a poll for a question like this is just silly. Its not a matter of opinion. Phones have been proven to be dangerous if constantly kept close to your body. Especially if you sleep near them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayRSD Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Cellphones do give out radiation but not enough to have an effect on us. So it really isn't that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljepilo Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I think this is just a propaganda used for some reasons to make some people popular. Its nothing else but a lie.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 ] I just want to clear a few things up. What we see in the above diagram is the Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrum which explains to us the way we group Radiation. As we can see there is Gamma Rays which are on one end of the spectrum and then on the other end we see Microwaves next to Radio Waves. Talking about the 2 are like talking about Jam and Rat Poison. These are 2 very different things. /OnTopic It's harmless guys. I can't believe that it is still illegal to use your phone in a petrol station as it's been proven time and time again that there isn't a spark big enough to cause any kind of explosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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