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From: Sam Wormley on 3 Jul 2010 00:46
Friday, July 2, 2010

1. CELL PHONES: INTENSITY OF RADIATION SHOULDN'T BE CONFUSED WITH ENERGY.

Public understanding of electromagnetic radiation seems to be about 700
years behind the times. So I have taken ample literary license in
telling the story of the Siege of Calais in 1346. It illustrates the
distinction between the intensity of electromagnetic radiation and the
energy of photons. The English King, Edward III, alluded to earlier
royal-bedroom diplomacy in claiming to be King of France as well as
England. Under French rules, however, sleeping around was no big deal
and the French King, Philip, refused to give his crown to Edward.
However, Edward had five times as many men as Philip; so he ordered the
entire army to assemble on the Dover cliffs and throw stones at France.
That is, the "intensity" of the bombardment was very high. The closest
point was Calais. The shore in Calais is indeed littered with rocks even
today. But are these English rocks thrown by Edwards men, or indigenous
French rocks? English geologists have launched a ten year study of the
rocks to find out. Kinesiologists say it's impossible to throw a rock 34
kilometers. That is, the "energy" was much too low to reach Calais.

2. MAUREEN DOWD: "ARE CELLS THE NEW CIGARETTES?," SHE ASKS.

In her New York Times column last Friday, Dowd took the cell
phone/cancer issue to a whole new level of ignorance. She askes if
technological advances "are really time bombs?" Provocative question,
but why would she include cigarettes? Tobacco wasn't developed, it was
"borrowed" from primitive tribes about 400 years ago. The only "advance"
has been to prove scientifically that tobacco is harmful, leading to
widespread bans and warnings. With the decline in smoking, life
expectancy in the most advanced nations has risen to above 80, twice
what it is in less developed countries. So what is the time bomb she
talks about? Like rocks thrown at Calais from Dover, microwaves are far
below the cancer energy threshold. That threshold lies at the extreme
blue/ultraviolet end of the visible spectrum. That's why you don't want
to spend as much time in the sun as I did, and certainly don't want to
use a tanning salon. Your cell phone is rude and intrusive and a hazard
if used on the road, but it won't cause cancer. Why has the media
consistently failed to explain this simple fact is a mystery.

3. CLIMATE GATE: PENN STATE CLEARS MICHAEL MANN OF SOMETHING.

The allegations arose following the hacking of private e-mails at the
University of East Anglia in the UK. It seemed to be a case of arresting
the victim. A single line, stated out of context, sounded like something
it wasn't.
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