Skeptical I looked into it further and found a more recent post: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/nyregion/23about.html Seems legitimate although I am still a little skeptical - Back in "the day" I used to work for a company that designed such controls. It seems unreasonable but I'll certainly check with some of my old colleagues... Curtis Bender opinions expressed are my own and not my company
________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of Fred Townsend Sent: Sun 8/23/2009 2:27 PM To: EMC List Server Subject: Ring Of Fire? Cell Phone Turns On Oven - Popcorn II? Brooklyn Man's Sony Ericsson PDA Sets Off Maytag Magic Chef Broiler Every Time it Rings Nearby see http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/18/national/main5248949.shtml Fred Townsend DC to Light - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <[email protected]> David Heald <[email protected]>

