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choosing a new cellphone - AND radiation

XanoXano Registered User regular
edited August 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
so, come October i get to upgrade from my old-ass phone to something new. I was 100% sure i would be choosing the feature-packed Blackberry Curve...however all this talk about EMR causing cancer got me a little worried. I have read somewhere that the Curve produces the most radiation compared to other models.

So my question is this, how SERIOUS is this issue? I know it's still in a bit of debate, and I haven't read up on the scientific explanations very well. I know pretty much EVERYTHING causes cancer these days, but does a cellphone contribute a SIGNIFICANT amount of radiation?

Sorry for being ignorant, thanks for the answers. D:

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  • JebusUDJebusUD Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    cell phones work off of radio signals. Are you worried your car radio is giving you cancer?

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    but they're listening to every word I say
  • wunderbarwunderbar What Have I Done? Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    yea, another one of those overblown scientific studies.

    Did you know that eating too many banannas can kill you? It's the truth. You'd have to eat about 200 in one sitting, but if you do that, it could kill you. It will never happen, but my god, it could happen.

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  • RUNN1NGMANRUNN1NGMAN Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Well, the reality is that certain levels of EMR are dangerous--for instance you don't really want to give a radar antenna a hug. All current information points to the levels of radiation coming from cell phones as being harmless, but cell phones haven't been around that long and there's really know historical data on what holding a radio transmitter up to your head will do over decades.

    There's nothing to worry about, really. Then again, my grandpa also thought it was ok to wash his hands with gasoline. Point is, science is going to keep discovering things that are harmful that we thought were ok. You can either live in the woods 100 miles from another person, in which case a bear will probably eat you, or you can go on with your life.

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  • JebusUDJebusUD Adventure! Candy IslandRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    RUNN1NGMAN wrote: »
    Then again, my grandpa also thought it was ok to wash his hands with gasoline.

    I've done that before. Really gets the dirt off. Is it actually all that bad?

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    and I wonder about my neighbors even though I don't have them
    but they're listening to every word I say
  • XanoXano Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Well, with the advice and information gathered from the P/A forum users....Curve here i come!

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  • DeShadowCDeShadowC Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    JebusUD wrote: »
    RUNN1NGMAN wrote: »
    Then again, my grandpa also thought it was ok to wash his hands with gasoline.

    I've done that before. Really gets the dirt off. Is it actually all that bad?

    Its actually a really good cleaner. Mechanics have used it for years.

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  • RUNN1NGMANRUNN1NGMAN Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    JebusUD wrote: »
    RUNN1NGMAN wrote: »
    Then again, my grandpa also thought it was ok to wash his hands with gasoline.

    I've done that before. Really gets the dirt off. Is it actually all that bad?

    Considering that medical science knows of very few proven carcinogens, and one of the major ones is a major component in gasoline, yes. (that would be benzene).

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  • JigrahJigrah Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    RUNN1NGMAN wrote: »
    JebusUD wrote: »
    RUNN1NGMAN wrote: »
    Then again, my grandpa also thought it was ok to wash his hands with gasoline.

    I've done that before. Really gets the dirt off. Is it actually all that bad?

    Considering that medical science knows of very few proven carcinogens, and one of the major ones is a major component in gasoline, yes. (that would be benzene).

    Benzene wasn't always in gas too, gasoline used to have lead in it and benzene became the substitute for it. I think lead is only a danger to babies and toddlers and stuff, I don't believe it poses much harm to adults.

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