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[–] huginn@feddit.it 75 points 1 year ago (33 children)

Microwaves. It's microwaves.

Phones are slightly above FM radio and slightly below microwaves in terms of wavelength.

They're a non-ionizing radiation emitter.

The radiation emitted by phones ain't gonna hurt ya.

[–] umbraroze@kbin.social 31 points 1 year ago (18 children)

That's right! However, remember that bananas have potassium-40 in it, which is radioactive. Not much, though. So be very very mildly careful around bananaphones! /old joke

[–] isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Back in the early 00s there was this wave of "phones give you cancer" panic and my friends father made them put on this stupid sticker on the back of their phone to "stop the radiation". Anyways it was stupid and your comment reminded me of it xD

[–] Kobrah@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

My grandad still only uses his phone on loud speaker because of this

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