Re: [FRIAM] Libraries in France switch off wi-fi internet @ popping popcorn with a cell phone

2008-06-06 Thread Roger Critchlow
Here are three more videos: http://my.break.com/Content/view.aspx?ContentID=514867 http://my.break.com/Content/view.aspx?ContentID=514871 http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=ju5yIFu4yY8 One unobviously controlled variable is the distance to the cell tower, ie how few bars on the signal strength, since

Re: [FRIAM] Libraries in France switch off wi-fi internet @ popping popcorn with a cell phone

2008-06-06 Thread Marcus G. Daniels
Robert Cordingley wrote: > what do cell phones put out The FCC safety guideline (below) indicates 580 microwatts/cm^2 for GSM frequencies (~800MHz). That's close to what I've measured my phones to generate during a conversation. If you are using say a wired headset or bluetooth earpiece, and the

Re: [FRIAM] Libraries in France switch off wi-fi internet @ popping popcorn with a cell phone

2008-06-06 Thread James Steiner
I think, as a simple sanity test, one could put a few kernals is a small group (no oil) in the microwave, start it on high, and see how long it takes for one kernal to pop. If the microwave takes longer than the group of cell phones, then the video is fake. Also, when the first kernal pops, do all

Re: [FRIAM] Libraries in France switch off wi-fi internet @ popping popcorn with a cell phone

2008-06-06 Thread Robert Cordingley
So are there any facts on how much (microwave/EMR) radiation does it take to pop corn and what do cell phones put out and why do you have to call the cell phone to make it pop? Does the power go up that much from a dormant polling state to an on-line state? Does the EMR power radiate uniformly

Re: [FRIAM] Libraries in France switch off wi-fi internet @ popping popcorn with a cell phone

2008-06-06 Thread James Steiner
Her education of how to think critically and spot hoaxes and viral advertising, I presume! ~~James On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 1:10 PM, Roger Critchlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The video is priceless, I'm incorporating it into my daughters' educations. > -- rec -- > On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 10:06 AM

Re: [FRIAM] Libraries in France switch off wi-fi internet @ popping popcorn with a cell phone

2008-06-06 Thread Roger Critchlow
The video is priceless, I'm incorporating it into my daughters' educations. -- rec -- On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 10:06 AM, peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just wait and see what happens when the Wiops get hold of stuff like this > > http://www.connexionfrance.com/news_articles.php?id=173 > > http:

[FRIAM] Libraries in France switch off wi-fi internet @ popping popcorn with a cell phone

2008-06-06 Thread peter
Just wait and see what happens when the Wiops get hold of stuff like this http://www.connexionfrance.com/news_articles.php?id=173 http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=kAd0aWxs7kQ ( : ( pete -- Peter Baston *IDEAS* /www.ideapete.com/