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Electrical Shielding for the Homeowner?

Posted by Cliff on from the aren't-we-bombarded-with-enough-radiation-already dept.

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..."

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  1. Nine year old news for nerds by DaoudaW · · Score: 5, Informative

    As more research comes out showing that high voltage electricity sources can cause cancer and other health problems.

    Okay I RTFA because I thought this had been effectively pooh-poohed and was interested in seeing additional research. But TFA is from 1996!!?? and the poster has the audacity to claim this as more research!!?? Cliff, what were you smoking in you posted this? The other FA is concerned about breathing ions. Oh my gosh, I salted my beans at lunch and ingested ions!!

    This is really a new low for slashdot.

  2. No case to answer by Daniel+Rutter · · Score: 5, Informative
    When your concerns are based on one old newspaper article and the word of a person who opposes fluoridation and vaccination, and makes money by advocating various dietary quackery (refined sugar's a deadly poison, popular "healthy" foods are hideously contaminated, chelation's good for what ails you...), it behooves you to expend a bit more energy making sure your concerns are, in fact, justified.

    I suggest you start with the World Health Organisation.