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2naSalit

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2. So does it count if you...

Reply to wackadoo wabbit (Original post)

Thu Jul 8, 2021, 11:16 PM

Jul 2021

Never hold it up to your head and use the speaker? I only talk on the phone in private so I can use the speaker mode.

Wow, that's alarming news when you think about it.

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New UC Berkeley study suggests cell phones sharply increase tumor risk [View all] wackadoo wabbit Jul 2021 OP

BAD news! elleng Jul 2021 #1

So does it count if you... 2naSalit Jul 2021 #2

Probably not (this non-scientist says,) elleng Jul 2021 #3

With a couple of assumptions, yes "further away is better" is a decent rubric... RockRaven Jul 2021 #7

Very helpful post NJCher Jul 2021 #11

Cell Phones Today Don't Even Put Out 1W GB_RN Jul 2021 #15

Microwaves create heat (such as with cooking food) by vibrating water molecules. NH Ethylene Jul 2021 #21

Hmmm. I have always carried my cell in my front jeans pocket woodsprite Jul 2021 #4

Shit! I keep my phone by my groin. THAT'S why I grew a third testicle! Beakybird Jul 2021 #5

Huh. Sucks to be you...I grew... ret5hd Jul 2021 #8

Oh no! 🤣 Beakybird Jul 2021 #9

At least you're better off than the guy with 5 penises. LudwigPastorius Jul 2021 #16

It's not a bad way to go, just very hard on the family Warpy Jul 2021 #6

"Safe Sleeve" and speaker phone Tumbulu Jul 2021 #10

I put mine in a carrying case around my neck NJCher Jul 2021 #12

Everyone I know uses their cell for WAY more than 17 minutes each day. SunSeeker Jul 2021 #13

Not a lot of info here on hard numbers. Mr.Bill Jul 2021 #14

Your Chances Of Getting Brain Cancer Are... GB_RN Jul 2021 #18

I've read similar reports through the years and have been a cell phone user littlemissmartypants Jul 2021 #17

How about 5G? multigraincracker Jul 2021 #19

17 minutes per day? Baitball Blogger Jul 2021 #20