News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on $1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Quiet Zone.

Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by minikites on Sunday May 22, 2016 @11:18AM (#11748880)
There's also a lot of kooks who live there to get away from their "electromagnetic hypersensitivity"

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-14887428

> Ms Schou is one of an estimated 5% of Americans who believe they suffer from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS), which they say is caused by exposure to electromagnetic fields typically created by mobile phones, wi-fi and other electronic equipment.

Similar to Snowflake, AZ:

http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/snowflake/

> Some people with MCS also experience sensitivity to electricity, so some houses forgo electricity, or have it routed through a single room which can be completely shut off from the rest of the house.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by dmd on Sunday May 22, 2016 @01:37PM (#11749459)
Number of these people, when actually tested in a double-blind study, who have been shown to have any sensitivity or even awareness of the presence or absence of electromagnetic fields: 0
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by profmonocle on Monday May 23, 2016 @12:11PM (#11754767)
My favorite (probably apocryphal) anecdote about EM sensitivity: A mobile company built a new cell tower in a small town. Residents began complaining of headaches and nausea. A town meeting was called, and after hearing the complaints, a representative of the mobile company said "if it's that bad now, imagine how bad it'll be when we turn it on."
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by walrus01 on Sunday May 22, 2016 @07:34PM (#11750763)
the placebo (and nocebo) effect is a hell of a thing
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by daveguy on Sunday May 22, 2016 @04:34PM (#11750167)
Estimated 5% of Americans? I know BBC is pretty reputable, but that seems like a very high estimate. Estimated by who?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by maxerickson on Sunday May 22, 2016 @11:35AM (#11748940)
It'd be worse to have the radio quiet zone and not let them live there.
[ Parent | on HN ]