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Research Finds Effects of GSM Signals on Sleep
An anonymous reader writes "The effects of mobile phone radiation on sleep were studied in Sweden in a laboratory experiment where subjects were exposed either to 884 MHz GSM radiation or placebo.
The study finds that compared to placebo, in the radiation-exposed subjects there was a prolonged latency to reach the first cycle of deep sleep (stage 3). The amount of stage 4 sleep was also decreased. Moreover, participants that otherwise have no self-reported symptoms related to mobile phone use, appear to have more headaches during actual radiofrequency exposure as compared to sham exposure."
where subjects were exposed either to 884 MHz GSM radiation or placebo.
Did they give them one of those plastic phones filled with Pez candies?
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"people are really clever at catching on to subtle clues like experimenter's face"
They must be REALLY clever to be able to do that in their sleep.
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Whoever applied that tag needs to die. I hate you. Can't get it out of my HEAD.
I wonder if this will have an effect on any of my sweaters. Oh, SLEEP, I thought it said SHEEP.
But what about us CDMA users?
I don't think we sleep well because we're mostly on Verizon...
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what your country did to you
I have 2 dogs & I was buying a large bag of Pal at Big W and standing inline at the check out.
A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.
On impulse, I told her that no, I was starting The Pal Diet again although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IV's in both arms.
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is to load your pants pockets with Pal nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry & that the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again.
I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story, particularly a guy who was behind her.
Horrified, she asked if I'd ended up in the hospital in that condition because I had been poisoned. I told her no; it was because I'd been sitting in the street licking my balls and a car hit me.
I thought one guy was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard as he staggered out the door.
Stupid b*tch...why else would I buy dog food??
You "have occasionally slept with my phone under my pillow to use as an alarm" and "did NOT sleep as well."
I've noticed I don't sleep as well when I have a small brick under my pillow. Especially if I think it might ring.
Apparently Tim Rifat, the world's leading expert in psychic spying (who knew there WAS such an expert. Where do you take certification tests for THAT honor?) reported in 1998 that the 884 MHz frequency is being used for govt mind control. Of course the sneaky bastards can also alter your sleep patterns! It's all a part of their plan to turn us all into zombies!
... Off to make my tinfoil hat.
How else am I supposed to mow my hedges? It's a time honored technique handed down from grandpaw lefty and refined by uncle stumpy.
What could go wrong?
This issue is a bit more complicated than you think.
The original was an internal email at Starbucks corporate:
"The effects of CAFFEINE on sleep were studied in Sweden in a laboratory experiment where subjects were exposed either to A GRANDE CAFFE LATTE or HERBAL TEA. The study finds that compared to HERBAL TEA, in the CAFFEINE-exposed subjects there was a prolonged latency to reach the first cycle of deep sleep (stage 3). The amount of stage 4 sleep was also decreased. Moreover, participants that otherwise have no self-reported symptoms related to CAFFE LATTE use, appear to have more headaches AFTER actual CAFFFEINE exposure as compared to HERBAL TEA exposure."
Just because it doesn't burn, doesn't mean it has no effect. Why does the Blood Brain Barrier become permeable when exposed to standard cell phone EM? Not because it's being over-heated, surely. Apparently there is another mechanic at play. Look up "cyclotronic resonance". Cells respond by nature to electricity in micro quantities. Nobody likes to acknowledge this, but that doesn't make it false. Robert O. Becker wrote a book about this.
-FL
I am sad to note that raisins and grapes apparently are toxic to dogs and can cause acute renal failure even in limited amounts. Dogs are also lactose intolerant, and chocolate is not good for them either. Rat poison attracts dogs and tastes good to them, but has terrible effects. Unfortunately these awful substances are completely legal to possess, even if mixed with foods such as dog treats. I also note that in college, we used to use surgical-tubing slingshots to hurl things from a distance. Not that that's relevant in any way.