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  1. aksharam

    aksharam New Member

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    [FONT=&quot]Hybrid Car Radiation[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Many hybrid cars, including some models from Volvo and a model from Honda, have been found to exceed the current EMF safety levels. Toyota, who manufactures the hybrid car Prius, has refused to divulge EMF readings for the car to owners who have expressed safety concerns regarding EMF exposure.[/FONT]
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    [FONT=&quot]Hybrid cars are partly powered by a battery, which is usually in the rear of the car. In most hybrid cars, there is a cable that runs underneath the driver's seat. This cable carries high-voltage direct current from the battery pack in the rear of the car to the motor in the front.[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]Truck drivers who sit on top of a mess of wires carrying similar voltage have been found to have high rates of kidney cancer.[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]To date, there have been no studies done on the long-term effects of hybrid car radiation on passengers.[/FONT]

    http://www.emfblues.com/Car-Radiation-Hybrid-EMF-Car-EMF.html


    [FONT=&quot]Is it true? Anyone please help me?[/FONT]
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    #1 aksharam, Dec 5, 2011
  2. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    Step 1) Read up on Non-ionizing radiation. You will notice that while there are frenzied calls for action, there is not single scientific study that indicates a problem.

    Step 2 Notice that Low frequency RF is among the safest forms of NIR

    Non-ionizing radiation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Step 3 look at this chart should you get numbers for the EMF

    http://xkcd.com/radiation/

    Take away: it is not a problem, and many non-hybrid cars produce more EMF than a Prius does.
     
    #2 JimboPalmer, Dec 5, 2011
  3. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Rubbish. EMF levels are just as high or higher in many non-hybrid cars. The levels are very low, but even if they weren't you still would not need to worry. Low frequency EMF is not a health hazard.

    Tom
     
    #3 qbee42, Dec 5, 2011
  4. aksharam

    aksharam New Member

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    Thank you for your answer.
     
    #4 aksharam, Dec 5, 2011
  5. GrumpyCabbie

    GrumpyCabbie Senior Member

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    Did you watch an early colour tv when you were a kid?
    Do you operate your wireless laptop on your lap?
    Do you use a mobile phone?


    I think we're all getting zapped all the time in the modern world. Only worry if your hair starts to stand on end ;)
     
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  6. PriQ

    PriQ CT+iQ

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    Wow man. Check your source, such as the bottom of the link you gave in OP:

    I don't even know where to begin...
     
    #6 PriQ, Dec 5, 2011
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    Let me guess...the next product they'll come out with is a specially designed tin foil hat. Complete with a disclaimer that it improves alertness but is not a substitute for their other items...
     
    #7 davesrose, Dec 5, 2011
  8. KK6PD

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    Seems like every 8 months or so, this rubbish pops up. We gotta find that guy that's perpetuating these bogus claims, and GAG HIM, lock him away, never let him see the light of the sun again!
     
    #8 KK6PD, Dec 5, 2011
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    A tin foil hat can at least be used for something useful, such as shielding when dying hair.

    These people exploid the gullible by using pseudo science terms like "Life Energy" and combine them with faith healing stuff like beads.

    If you think that this, faith healing or anything along these lines has any grasp in reality then ask yourself: "Where are the scientific proofs to back up the claims?", "Where are the scientific studies to back up the claims?".

    If you don't "believe in" science, then simply begin questioning the product:
    "How does a bead prevent radiation?"
    "If you wear a bead in the front of your neck, then how does is protect you from radiation from behind?"
    "If such a small triangle can protect a car, then why not make a huge triangle and protect a whole city?"
    "If such a bead can protect you from radiation, then why are nuclear reactors not covered in them?"
    If you start questioning like that, then it will soon be clear that it is a hoax.

    Please just start questioning.
     
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  10. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Perhaps use him for EMF testing. I'm sure we can find a level where biological effects start to appear. I would guess somewhere between Custom Reheat 2 (breads) and Custom Reheat 6 (plate - two or three items).

    Tom
     
    #10 qbee42, Dec 5, 2011
  11. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    By that metric, we're about due for another round of debunking the infamous Hummer report. Stupidity just doesn't seem to go away, does it?
     
    #11 hyo silver, Dec 5, 2011
  12. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    come to think of it, i havn't fathered any children since i started driving a prius.:twitch:
     
    #12 bisco, Dec 5, 2011
  13. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Try the back seat. :p
     
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  14. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    LOL, that's what got me into trouble in the first place!
     
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