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- cardoso, on 10/23/2007, -2/+38That's old and busted.
Also debunked by Mythbusters. - goat77, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27This is obviously just old-person anti-cellphone propaganda as seen in this REDICULOUS ACTUAL QUOTE from the article: "Children should be forbidden from cell phone use because they still grow their brains and are particularly vulnerable to radiation. "
- papertiger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26I also saw this busted on mythbusters, except they used about 100 phones and nothing happened.
- thedonquixote, on 10/12/2007, -6/+25I will never carry my two cell phones in opposite pants pockets again. I'd prefer my eggs unboiled, at least until I have one awkward spawn.
- joeshlub, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12This was a joke like 4 years ago. It's been circulating around since. Reported as innacurate, lets try to get this off the front page before any fools fall for it.
Which isn't to say you have to be a fool to fall for it, Based on how long it's been going for it's easier to beleive than i'd expect. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -10/+22LOL. Actually, brains don't grow. They shed millions of neurons from birth to death. Babies brains are more complex than adults......it's called synaptic plasticity, which allows them to adopt languages easier, and other things, molding them into who they are. So cell phones do not prohibit brains from growing, since they don't grow in the first place.
- ProTrader, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Brainiac 100 cellphones:
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=brainiac+100+cellphones - phaed, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13cells multiply they dont grow
- pbaehr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11This was debunked some time ago.
Here's an article with a good explanation.
http://www.gelfmagazine.com/mt/archives/how_to_cook_an_egg_and_create_a_viral_sensation.html - chaosroach, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10solarwinds your information has been scientifically proven incorrect.
"Adult neurogenesis has been the subject of a historical dogma, and only recently," (i.e. 1999) "has its existence been largely accepted by the scientific community."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurogenesis
http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2006/02/the_reinvention_of_the_self.php - drstock, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Actually it was on the British TV-show Brainiac they did the experiment. Trying to boil an egg with 100 cellphones. Didn't work at all.
- Everman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8@solarwinds
That is what was widely accepted "common wisdom" now throughly debunked. The posts above already beat me to it. - Hayl, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9Myth... can you say gullible?
- shrewduser, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6FTA: "researchers placed one egg in a porcelain cup (because it is easy to conduct heat)"
well these guys obviously understand how microwaves heat food then... sheesh...
for anyone who doesn't understand my point (you are forgiven) microwaves heat food by vibrating water molecules therin... any head conductive outer casing is therefore pointless... - markr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8@solarwinds
It is my belief that brain cells DO actually grow:
http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/14738?fulltext=true - jmoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6The only Mythbusters I've seen about this is this one - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_%28season_1%29#Episode_2_.E2.80.94_.22Cell_Phone_Destruction.2C_Silicone_Breasts.2C_CD-ROM_Shattering.22
And its not really about radiation but electrostatic discharge. But I agree with RythmGuru, seems like ambient heat from the cell phone, not radiation. - spadefoot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5This really looks like a spamvertisement. When I visited the site, the banner at the top of the page was selling some sort of cell phone radiation blocking device. Hey, what a great idea! Create a problem that doesn't actually exist, then sell a product to solve the problem! Brilliant!
- drgnmstrnik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Not only do cell phone signals travel in every direction, but so does the tower signal. This means you are getting hit with cell phone radiation even if you don't have a cellphone! OH NO! WERE ALL GONNA DIE!!!! Except that if you live in any moderatly urban area you've been hit with cellphone radiation since the late 80s, and the fact that life expectancy is going up just adds more to the stupidity of this.
- drgnmstrnik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4You have it backwards, heat is a form of radiation.
- Mace37, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I know people who talk on their cell phones for hours at a time and none of them have cooked their brains, to my knowledge.
- Otto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The only reason that an egg would cook would be the display circuts and/or the speaker coils heating up from the prolonged use. I know my old phone got pretty hot after talking for an hour.
The cell phone signal has nothing to do with it at all. You could take 100 times that amount of signal and not do a damn thing to that egg. Phones simply don't put out enough power to cause that sort of effect.
Also, I'd like to see a reference to this experimental data. After all, this article mentions "researchers" doing "experiments", so where's the link to the scientific paper? Or is the whole damn thing just made up out of whole cloth?
Buried as inaccurate. - Menel, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I used to work in an EMI test laboratory. We have tested cellphones from prominant companies that are targetting the chinese and other asian markets, NOT the USA. We saw some shockingly high radiation field levels from these phones. Is it dangerous though, don't know.
The reason I bring this up is that the image for egg and phones on that website shows asian characters overlayed. Those cellphonse were probably not tested to FCC's restrictions. - Antemeridian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't they be omnidirectional waves? While I don't agree with this article, seems far too alarmist, the EM would probably hit the egg (I just don't think it would have the power to do anything).
- Murdats, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3no, heat is a form of radiation
- fatJohn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Where's the source for this article? "...new media has reported a study..." What new media? Where? Who? This is either an obvious load of ***** or the author is just a complete moron. Either way, no digg...
- RhythmGuru, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Hmmm, heaven forbid the egg gets cooked from the heat of the display/componentry. I know my cell phone gets warm from use for more than 5-10 minutes, let alone 65. Radiation? Perhaps... Ambient heat? Also perhaps...
- drgnmstrnik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Different frequency. Microwave ovens use the one specific frequency of light that causes water to resonate making things boil. Go at a slightly different frequency, even by 10 Hz, and you get no boiling of water. IT IS THE BOILING WATER THAT COOKS THE FOOD IN YOUR MICROWAVE, not the light itself.
- rs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Sounds very Engrish.
- jzimmerman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2If you found it on the Internet it must be true.
What you guys should really be worried about is Dihydrogen Monoxide and the harm it is causing our society. It is extremely addictive and the government is involved in a coverup.
http://www.dhmo.org/coverup.html
You have been warned! - bamcat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Call For Help busted this myth as well.
Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1361673528461889764&q=Call+For+Help+362 - rancemo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I think you're a little confused. Radio waves from cell phones travel in every direction. The phones have no idea which direction the tower is.
- drgnmstrnik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Not only that, but they mention that they use a ceramic cup "because it conducts heat better".....WTF?!?!?! Any beginner cook knows that ceramic SUCKS at conducting heat. It has a very high specific heat though, which means that when it gets hot, it stays hot. THIS is why chefs prefer ceramic pizza stones over cookie sheets.
- Murdats, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2think of it this way, in your city you have, currently being pumped through your body
TV signals
radio signals
mobile phone signals of every mobile phone in your vicinity
mobile phone signals from every tower you are in reach of
blue tooth signals
wifi signals
gps signals
the electromagnetic field generated by your local power lines
and if you say "but all this could compound to be bad for you"
ignoring all of those, BACKGROUND SOLAR RADIATION and radio waves
you know that static on your TV, as I have said previously
the difference between the natural random radio waves passing through your body and the synthesized ones putting porn on your TV is when received and processed right, one looks better - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My laptop can cook an egg, but it's not because of RF radiation.
- cogen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1b.s. article, reported as inaccurate.
- streetstealth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Stepping back a bit, looking at the bigger picture...
We wonder why old stories like this are getting dugg to the front page. But I think the answer is obvious if you look at the readership numbers Digg has been releasing from the past few months -- an influx of new people means an influx of people who haven't seen the old stories and digg accordingly.
For those of us who have been using the site longer, it's an annoyance, but proportionally, it's serving more Digg users. - nicklinus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1they tryed this on call for help and it did not work. marking as inaccurate.
- martinmayhem, on 06/04/2009, -0/+1Well actually they discovered that adult brains can and do grow new neurons a few years ago. Check out http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/05122 ...
But still misguided sensationalism trying to stop kids from using phones. The real reason they should be banned is coz they play tinny music annoyingly loudly on the bus. - tmibiker2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1complete Bull *****!
- shockerspaz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I've been on a cell phone call for over an hour and my ear did'nt cook! :)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11/4 of a watt will never boil an egg, more heat will dissipate out so it will never get hot enough to boil, like trying to boil a bucket of water with a candle
Totally inaccurate IMO - gavintlgold, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is technically an old duplicate, but I won't digg it down (or Digg it) because the other two stories didn't get this many diggs:
http://digg.com/health/Russians_use_mobile_phones_to_boil_an_egg
http://digg.com/general_sciences/Boil_an_egg_with_cellphones_Hmmm_Wonder_what_Alex_s_Brain_looks_like_ - AnotherBrian, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"To be fair, no one knows exactly how much harm a cell phone can do to a person."
I do. The answer is none. Cell phones do not emit any ionizing radiation. The heat they generate is not enough to increase the temp. any part of your body anywhere near something dangerous.
"However, one thing for sure is that the radiation from a cell phone is harmful."
It is not.
"It is only a matter of how much. There is no denying that."
I'm denying it right now. - danmanx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is just plain weird and definitely not true.
- autosuggested, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Jesus Christ, I hate this kind of FUD. Microwave ovens operate at roughly 2.45 GHz because that's the frequency at which water, fat and sugar molecules absorb energy and heat up. Even 3G phones (at least in the UK, I don't know about the US) operate at a maximum of 2.16 GHz, whereas GSM phones operate between 0.8 and 1.9 Ghz.
Sure, mobile phones operate within ther microwave range of the electromagnetic spectrum, but to say that "phones use MICROWAVES, my MICROWAVE cooks my popcorn, therefore phones cook my head" is complete rubbish. - billybob476, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'd laugh at the word 'idiocity'.
- Wiggles2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"This is obviously just old-person anti-cellphone propaganda as seen in this REDICULOUS ACTUAL QUOTE from the article: "Children should be forbidden from cell phone use because they still grow their brains and are particularly vulnerable to radiation. ""
Not sure what you are calling ridiculous- the brain growing thing or just the warning that children should be forbidden, but actually this is precisely the same warning by the British Health Department and probably some other countries, so I don't think it's that ridiculous. They are practising the precautionary principle. - figvam, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You know what, foodconsumer.org probably took the data from this Russian tabloid article where they were able to boil an egg exactly like that, and timespans match, too: 15 mins - nothing, 25 mins - eggs are warm, 40 mins - eggs are hot, 65 mins - they were out of money on of of the phones, but the egg was basically ready, though soft-boiled. The newspaper is one of the largest in the Russia, though somewhat tabloid-like, so this sensationalist piece is very customary for them.
http://www.kp.ru/daily/23694.4/52233/print/ - whiteruskii, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I've got two cell phones and an egg set up downstairs...half an hour, and so far nothing
- drgnmstrnik, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Actually DevisAdvocit, thats wrong...microwaves do cook from the outside in. (that was another mythbusters episode)
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