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BBC Kicked out of School Over Wi-Fi Scaremongering

Posted by Zonk on from the i-thought-the-beeb-was-one-of-the-good-guys dept.

h2g2bob writes "Ben Goldacre reports that the BBC Panorama team, while scaremongering over the dangers of Wi-fi, were told to leave the school because even the kids could see it was dumb: 'When the children saw Alasdair's Powerwatch website, and the excellent picture of the insulating mesh beekeeper hat that he sells (£27) to protect your head from excess microwave exposure, they were astonished and outraged. Panorama were calmly expelled from the school.' Should we be pleased that the kids can out-think TV producers?"

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  1. That was the *WRONG* question by zappepcs · · Score: 5, Funny

    Should we be pleased that the kids can out-think TV producers?" The right question is: "Should we be surprised that the kids can out-think TV producers?"
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    1. Re:That was the *WRONG* question by siodine · · Score: 5, Insightful

      http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=384

  2. Outraged? by wumpus188 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would be too. £27 for beekeeper hat when tinfoil one is free. Damn scammers.

  3. Prove it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    No, I don't mean in your own setting, but in a double-blind one with actual scientists. If she could prove that, it might well be interesting.

    As for me, I can't detect wifi, but I can hear very high frequencies, and you might be surprised by some of the annoying electronic gear that gives them off. Now *that* can sure cause a headache, but it's just sound, not radio.

    Also, does she get like this around microwaves, too? There are more things to detect than radio, y'know, and if she was really sensitive to radio waves, I'd expect her to have gone batty long ago given all the broadcasts. So I'm not the least bit convinced that you've isolated the actual problem, sorry.