But the FCC says they're safe.....

aristide1 · Post by **aristide1** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:11 pm

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/se ... dhh_pop-co

Vicotnik · Post by **Vicotnik** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:18 pm

Damn...

jaganath · Post by **jaganath** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:20 pm

for God's sake don't be so gullible.

http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/06 ... -cant.html

http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp

aristide1 · Post by **aristide1** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:25 pm

I'm amazed at what people will do to seek attention.

I apologize for spreading propaganda. That function is fully served by the current administration.

nici · Post by **nici** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:33 pm

One of my friends told me about this video and showed it to me, she was offended when i said what i thought about it..

Vicotnik · Post by **Vicotnik** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:38 pm

I though they used a heat gun or something, and that the popcorn acually popped. So they got me half-fooled at least.

rpsgc · Post by **rpsgc** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:22 pm

What a load of bovine excrement.

frostedflakes · Post by **frostedflakes** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:34 pm

Heh. Cellphone ERP (effective radiated power) is limited to 600mW. It should also be noted that this radiation is omnidirectional. Microwave ovens, on the other hand, have a power output of 600w+, and this radiation is very directional and concentrated into a small space. It's not like a cell phone, where only a fraction of the radiation would be absorbed by the water in the corn kernels. In a microwave, all of that energy is being absorbed by the food.

tl;dr: The video is total BS.

EDIT: Looks like 600mW is for analog, and 2W is the limit for digital. Truth be told I'm not very knowledgeable on this stuff, I just know you can't make popcorn with a few cell phones.

Reachable · Post by **Reachable** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:17 pm

It takes a lot of energy to pop a kernel of corn.

How much energy does it take to pop a neuron?

m0002a · Post by **m0002a** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:19 pm

aristide1 wrote:I'm amazed at what people will do to seek attention.

I apologize for spreading propaganda. That function is fully served by the current administration.

Look in the mirror bud.

aristide1 · Post by **aristide1** » Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:28 pm

m0002a wrote:
aristide1 wrote:I'm amazed at what people will do to seek attention.

I apologize for spreading propaganda. That function is fully served by the current administration.
Look in the mirror bud.

I had no intention of spreading lies.

I appreciate your humanitarian outlook, Bud.

frenchie · Post by **frenchie** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:12 am

hahahaha !!!!!!!!
good video and not a bad editing job

Now I understand why some people feel concerned lol
I'm surprised thay haven't tried the same BS with trains for example, since their is so much power going throuhg the power lines. The electromagnetic field is quite big and should at least cook a dozen eggs and medium size popcorn from the movie theater

jhhoffma · Post by **jhhoffma** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:43 am

It must be true...I sawz it on the Intraweb!!!

yefi · Post by **yefi** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:54 am

frostedflakes wrote:Heh. Cellphone ERP (effective radiated power) is limited to 600mW. It should also be noted that this radiation is omnidirectional. Microwave ovens, on the other hand, have a power output of 600w+, and this radiation is very directional and concentrated into a small space. It's not like a cell phone, where only a fraction of the radiation would be absorbed by the water in the corn kernels. In a microwave, all of that energy is being absorbed by the food.

For God's sake, don't start them on microwaves. They will punish you severely with a misunderstanding of electromagnetism.

nutball · Post by **nutball** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 11:35 am

Tin foil was invented for a reason. Just wrap your mobile phone in it and you'll be fine.