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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: sci.misc
Subject: Re: dental telepathy
Message-ID: <11014@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 11 Apr 88 11:57:14 GMT
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Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <2267@mind.UUCP> dean@mind.UUCP (Dean Radin) writes:
>I've looked for references pertaining to "dental telepathy,"
>both popular and scientific, and have come up empty.  Does
>anyone know of articles on this phenomenon, particularly on
>the physics of how electrolytes and metals in someone's 
>mouth might lead to the hearing of rf broadcasts, or even 
>whether this is a genuine phenomenon?

I know of no decent references, but it is certainly plausible.  As
anyone who has built a `crystal radio' knows, all you need to receive
AM broadcasts is an antenna, a diode, and a speaker.  The antenna can
be practically nonexistent if you live next to the station.  Metals in
mild acids form oxide layers which can act as diodes; the metal itself
could serve both as antenna and as speaker.  Saliva (or lemon juice :-) )
provides the acid.

All in all, it seems unlikely but not impossible.  Had I any fillings,
I suppose I could experiment, but alas, my teeth are still whole.  (How
tragic :-) .)  (Well, there are a few *missing* as a result of a
childhood accident.  Dentists are always amazed by my one deciduous
[`baby'] tooth that fills in for a missing adult tooth.)
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