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Man Sues Neighbor For Not Turning Off His Wi-Fi

Posted by samzenpus on from the have-you-never-wondered-why-I-drink-only-distilled-water-or-rain-water-and-only-pure-grain-alcohol dept.

Scyth3 writes "A man is suing his neighbor for not turning off his cell phone or wireless router. He claims it affects his 'electromagnetic allergies,' and has resorted to being homeless. So, why doesn't he check into a hotel? Because hotels typically have wireless internet for free. I wonder if a tinfoil hat would help his cause?"

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  1. Retard. by XPeter · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You can't be "Allergic to wi-fi"

    Put him in a room, and turn the wireless on and off. Guaranteed he won't be able to tell the difference.

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    1. Re:Retard. by interkin3tic · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's worth noting that the French, acting on behalf of the Eiffel tower, settled out of court for an undisclosed sum of money.

    2. Re:Retard. by djdavetrouble · · Score: 5, Funny

      It is suspected that this lawsuit was really a conspiracy just designed to get all named plantiffs one degree of separation away from Kevin Bacon (also named in the suit).

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    3. Re:Retard. by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I have an alergy to sunlight, usually when emerging from a dark room into bright sunlight my eyes water, my nose goes ichy and I sneeze sometimes. It lasts a few minutes until my eyes adjust. I always thought this was a natural normal reaction and thought nothing of it, indeed it makes sense that your eyes water in bright light. But no, when I mentioned to a professional, apparently it's common but not normal and has been diagnosed as an alergy.

      Bee Ess.
      Sensitivity to sunlight is NOT an allergy. An allergy is a disorder of the immune system. A physiological response to physical stimulation is not an immune reaction, it's a physiological reaction.

      If we redefined allergy to include that, then it would lose all meaning. E.g., Everyone would be allergic to being punched in the nose because it made your eyes water. It may even make you cry like a girl.

      "Indeed there are people who can die from an alergic reaction to UV light.

      It's called "melanoma". It, too, is not an alergic reaction.

      Yet it's plausible that people are alergic to EMF, it's certainly established that people can be alergic to parts of the EM spectrum.

      No. QED.

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  2. litmus test by MaXintosh · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have a way to be fair to this guy, as well as punish people abusing torts. It's very simple:
    a) If he can demonstrate his ability to detect electromagnetic fields under reasonable experimental conditions, they'll consider his case.
    b) If he can't demonstrate his ability to detect electromagnetic fields under reasonable experimental conditions significantly more than chance, he owes the plaintiff the same amount he's seeking.

    I call this the `put up or shut up` principle. Although, it might be more widely known as the `Let's not be flaming idiots` principle.

  3. Get off my Astral Plane! by kclittle · · Score: 5, Funny

    And stop eating meat OR veggies -- I can hear the carrots scream!

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  4. I want to sue as well... by mldi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is he crazy? I wanna sue my neighbour for not turning his WiFi back on!

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  5. Don't sue, get $1M instead... by nweaver · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As has been mentioned by others, WiFi sensitivity should easily count for paranormal under the James Randi Educational Foundation's $1M paranormal prize. http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/1m-challenge.html

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  6. Maybe this is a dumb question, but... by lemur666 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...how exactly did he know his neighbor had a wireless router running, unless he used some sort of wireless device (all of which produce their own EM emissions) to specifically detect the EM emissions coming from his neighbor? And no, divining rods don't count, regardless of what Iraqi bomb squads are doing.

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