On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 20:11:09 GMT, rob <robIV@piovere.com> wrote in
<xB37h.10702$mR4.589@tornado.texas.rr.com>:

>Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
>> In alt.cellular.cingular John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>>
>>><http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6129460.stm>:
>>
>> I remember seeing this done with florescent light bulbs. It was an inspiring
>> demonstration for elementary school students in the 70s.
>>
>> There are issues of concern. In the United States, electricity is transferred
>> in the power grid at 60Hz. 60Hz also corresponds to the frequency of the
>> Lithium Ion (Li+). It has been shown that lithium ions will leave the skin of
>> a human being when exposed to this frequency for an extensive period of time.
>> Some have hypothesized that this may cause depression issues in some people,
>> and others have suggested it may cause cancer. I recall this issue years ago,
>> but it has been largely squashed; however, I was able to find this one
>> resource:
>>
>> http://oaspub.epa.gov/eims/eimscomm....load_id=437194
>>
>> Now, my question is whether this same effect might exist when using a Tesla
>> coil (that is how this is accomplished). I don't see why it wouldn't. I
>> suspect that to alleviate concerns, they will have to find a frequency that
>> they "determine" is safe and tool standardization along that path.
>> Personally, I think that it is a bad idea from a health perspective and
>> shouldn't be done without many decades of testing on animals. I would hate to
>> be that pig.
>>
>So 60Hz is the freq. of the lithium ion? Got any references for that
>statement? Sounds like you've been to the Tesla conference.

See his citation. And note:

"DRAFT--DO NOT QUOTE OR CITE"

"The human evidence, as described in the next section, suggests that
magnetic fields, rather than electric fields, are associated with
cancer incidence..."

"Electric fields were not found to be a critical factor thus far."

This is the old unproven bugaboo of proximity to high-voltage electric
transmission lines, not low-voltage residential electric service.

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John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>