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Old Oct 11, 2007, 12:11 pm
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Originally Posted by bocastephen
One caveat - millimeter waves are not benign. In fact, the technology has been used to develop weapons which can cause injury or more serious effects.
Kinda reminds me of the x-ray machines they were using at almost every shoe store in the 50's to check foot positioning in new shoes.

The x-rays were billed as completely harmless.

It was only many years lateer that a "Whoops, we were wrong . The machines could have exposed kids to a dangerous dose of radiation" caveat was released.


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