----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 2:32 PM Subject: Re: cellphones (L3)
> Chad said: > > > According the 'scientists and Philosophers" post on Units, a Sv is a > > Gy which is J/kg. > > A Sievert is not a Gray, but rather a Gray multiplied by a dimensionless > factor that characterises the biological damage caused by a type of > radiation. I don't know what this factor is for microwaves, but it's > almost certainly very very low, because these units measure the energy > deposited by ionising radiation and microwaves don't cause ionisation. > > Rich > VFP Focused Cellphone Weapon Actually, cell phones do kill via this mechanism. People on cell phones while driving focus their attention on the phone. They miss what's happening in the traffic, and are much more likely to be in a fatal accident. So, technically speaking, cell phones are a weapon of focus. Dan M.
