This. The thought of losing 15-30 percent on small devices is one thing, but when they started talking about doing this in electric cars and other high power devices, it just made me cringe.
I Wonder whether its usage can contribute to cancer down the track?
The key here is the bit about it being non-ionizing radiation (X-Rays are an example of ionizing radiation). Electromagnetic radiation in this spectrum is essentially harmless aside from the heat effects as it's absorbed into the skin. It can be thought of as similar to the radio frequency radiation coming from the cell phone you hold up to your head.
Also, exposure length is a factor here as well. Even if the dose rate was significant, the duration of exposure would hopefully be on the order of seconds which equates to nothing considering the lifetime of always present background radiation that naturally occurs wherever you are.
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This. The thought of losing 15-30 percent on small devices is one thing, but when they started talking about doing this in electric cars and other high power devices, it just made me cringe.
Remember how you used to test 9 Volt batteries buy putting your tongue across the contacts... yeah you might not want to try that with this one.
They mean free as in beer, not free as in freedom. :o)
I think you mean: Free as in iPod, not free as in freedom
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Remember kids... if your playing next door to the protesters don't forget to put on your sunscreen!
The key here is the bit about it being non-ionizing radiation (X-Rays are an example of ionizing radiation). Electromagnetic radiation in this spectrum is essentially harmless aside from the heat effects as it's absorbed into the skin. It can be thought of as similar to the radio frequency radiation coming from the cell phone you hold up to your head.
Also, exposure length is a factor here as well. Even if the dose rate was significant, the duration of exposure would hopefully be on the order of seconds which equates to nothing considering the lifetime of always present background radiation that naturally occurs wherever you are.