Post by rjb on Nov 25, 2011 20:56:30 GMT -8
I'm visiting my relatives in Sunnyvale, CA right now and we have a smart meter on the house. I'm feeling only good vibes!
About these anecdotal stories, you must remember the anti-placebo effect:
Many supposed remedies like homeopathy and acupuncture and lots of herbal and folk medicines work by the placebo effect. Give the crying baby a pacifier and you solve the problem, the baby becomes temporarily happy- a placebo. (Note you aren't allowed to then claim you "fed" the baby!)
Likewise if you truly believe something is harmful it may harm you in the sense that you may develop symptoms like nausea, headache etc: the anti-placebo effect.
The important thing is that the Smart Meter CANNOT hurt anyone by radiation. It radiates something very very safe, RF radiation. A light bulb is much more dangerous. It radiates something much higher energy than RF, namely light, and many more watts of the stuff. If RF could hurt you then a light bulb would be instantly deadly. RF cannot harm you unless you are blasted with enough to warm you up. Same with light. Use a magnifying glass to concentrate the light and you could fry an ant (I felt I should mention insects).
Rick
About these anecdotal stories, you must remember the anti-placebo effect:
Many supposed remedies like homeopathy and acupuncture and lots of herbal and folk medicines work by the placebo effect. Give the crying baby a pacifier and you solve the problem, the baby becomes temporarily happy- a placebo. (Note you aren't allowed to then claim you "fed" the baby!)
Likewise if you truly believe something is harmful it may harm you in the sense that you may develop symptoms like nausea, headache etc: the anti-placebo effect.
The important thing is that the Smart Meter CANNOT hurt anyone by radiation. It radiates something very very safe, RF radiation. A light bulb is much more dangerous. It radiates something much higher energy than RF, namely light, and many more watts of the stuff. If RF could hurt you then a light bulb would be instantly deadly. RF cannot harm you unless you are blasted with enough to warm you up. Same with light. Use a magnifying glass to concentrate the light and you could fry an ant (I felt I should mention insects).
Rick
