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9th Grade Science Experiment: Garden Cress Won't Germinate Near Routers

Posted by Soulskill on from the are-the-routers-in-the-freezer dept.

New submitter SessionExpired writes "Five 9th graders from Denmark have shown that garden cress won't germinate when placed near a router (Google Translation of Danish original). Article text is in Danish, but the pictures illustrate their results. The exact mechanism is still unknown (Danish original), but experts have shown interest in reproducing the experiment."

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  1. Re:No reproduction by ankhank · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Outgassing from the plastic and electronics, I'll bet.
    Nice new routers, I'll bet. Loaded with stuff that's volatile.

    Did they try a Faraday Cage to rule out the radio waves?

  2. Re:No reproduction by mikael · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There are so many combinations:

    Does the router need to be switched on?
    What if there is just a transformer and cable, but not a router?
    Does the router need wi-fi enabled? In the 2.5GHz band? In the 5Ghz band?
    Does the router need to be in line-of-sight, or can it be hermetically sealed in a container?

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