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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: High Tension Wire Hazards?
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Date: 14 Apr 91 22:55:09 GMT
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Reply-To: john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
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In article <4608@orbit.cts.com> rambler@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Dan Meyer) writes:
> The only hazard a high tension line has is that it is somewhat ugly!

Although I will agree on the ugly part, there are other schools of thought
on various hazards associated with high tension wires.  There was an
article about a year ago in either Discover or Omni magazine.  Breifly,
some claim that there are health risks (especially cancer) associated
with the magnetic fields around power lines, and that the alternating
nature of the magnetic fields caused long lasting mental problems
(concentration problems and altered attention spans).  These problems were
especially bad for babies and young childern, according to "studies".

-john-

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