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Electrical Shielding for the Homeowner?
AugstWest asks: "As more research comes out showing that high voltage electricity sources can cause cancer and other health problems, I was wondering what the geeks among us could come up with for electrical shielding ideas. I've got a high-voltage transformer just off my backyard to power the train that also runs practically through my backyard, and it would be nice if I could somehow shield us from it. Of course, if the shield could also be an induction coil to sap power for my house, that wouldn't suck either..."
... doesn't mean something is good to ingest. There actually may be some truth behind the touted dangers of fluoridated water, aside from the whole matter of actually drinking something that really should only stay on your teeth for a while before being spat out.
A google for "fluoridation sewage" or "fluoridation sludge" will give you an interesting look on where cities get the raw material to add fluoride to water, and it's not very appetizing, especially considering the trace amounts of heavy metals and other rather toxic materials that just aren't feasible to remove from the "product". Then consider the possibility of skeletal fluorsis, which occurs when too much fluorine is ingested, which is where the skeletal bones basically rot/disintegrate.
Vaccination isn't without its dangers, although for the most serious viruses, polio, etc., the vaccination risk seems more than made up for. Refined sugar isn't a wise thing to stuff into your body, either. Maybe the guy is going overboard (haven't read about him, specifically), but there is certainly a grain of truth behind all that "whacky quackery".
Forget all the bullshit explanations. Here's the deal about theft of service -- I will be simple:
Is electricity something we normally have to pay for? Yes.
If you don't pay, do you still continue to get power, or does the company shut it off for non-payment? They shut it off.
Is the poster, among the dumbest people on all of slashdot, trying to take something that should be paid for? Yes.
Is it theft of service? Yes.