[Kosh]

Has wi-fi ever been proven to actually cause any harm to people? I can't think of a single study, but maybe I missed one.

"Readers of slashdot might be familiar with Lakehead University's ban on WiFi routers a few years ago in Thunder Bay, Ontario because of 'health concerns,' a policy apparently still in effect. Now it seems a group of concerned parents in a number of communities in Ontario have petitioned the local school boards over similar concerns at public schools, where their kids are apparently experiencing 'headaches to dizziness and nausea and even racing heart rates' — symptoms that appear only when they are in school on weekdays, not on weekends at home. 'The symptoms, which also include memory loss, trouble concentrating, skin rashes, hyperactivity, night sweats and insomnia, have been reported in 14 Ontario schools in Barrie, Bradford, Collingwood, Orillia and Wasaga Beach since the board decided to go wireless ...' Besides Wi-Fi signals, could there possibly be any other logical explanation for kids having more symptoms of illness on school days than at home on weekends or in the summer

That end statement sums it up, it sounds like this is a ploy to get time off from school.

[ssmit132]

Well I sit right next to my wireless router whenever I'm on my computer and I don't think I've had any of those symptoms...

[newman]

Got wi-fi at home. Apart from another fully functional arm growing from my right shoulder, I'm fine. And the third arm is very useful for opening beer cans while my two regular hands are busy on hotas.

[T-LoW]

And he's a great conversational partner 

Gonna record my physical change after I moved to my new apartment. Using wi-fi there too. Looking forward to some helping hands

[BloodEagle]

A lot of those symptoms sound like they could be caused by something along the lines of Anxiety.   

[Klaustrophobia]

Shenanigans

[Titan]

If I had a 3rd arm I'd want it right around my navel.

[qazwsx]

If I had a 3rd arm I'd want it right around my navel.

so you could pick belly button fluff at ease?

[Snail]

Guys... God damn it...

[Nuke]

like wifi is the first thing to use the 2.4 ghz part of the spectrum.

[Aardwolf]

Reminds me of the end cutscene from Simpsons: Hit & Run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTznmu-AwD4

(skip to 3:18)

[NGTM-1R]

so you could pick belly button fluff at ease?

That's not the first thought that came to mind.

[Mongoose]

I've always thought having a third arm would be fantastic for parties.  One hand to hold your plate, one hand to hold your beverage, and the third to actually eat.  As it is, you're forced to either stand next to a table or perform some sort of ungainly balancing act.

[IceFire]

There have been dozens of studies including the double blind type... somewhere they should have exposed some sort of link or related connection or even something mildly correlated.  Nothing that I've read suggests anything of the sort.

Someone said that all of those symptoms relate to anxiety... yep and stress and a dozen other types of emotions that kids can have in a school.

[Kosh]

Someone said that all of those symptoms relate to anxiety... yep and stress and a dozen other types of emotions that kids can have in a school.

Yes and don't forget the added flavor of gullible, scientifically illiterate parents.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I thought these are symptoms of spending way too much time on computer games.

[Solatar]

In my day you stuck a penny under your tongue, kids these days are getting way too hi-tech about playing hooky. 

[Kosh]

In my day you stuck a penny under your tongue, kids these days are getting way too hi-tech about playing hooky. 

What would sticking a penny under your tongue do?

[BloodEagle]

In my day you stuck a penny under your tongue, kids these days are getting way too hi-tech about playing hooky. 

What would sticking a penny under your tongue do?

Metal poisoning.

[Kosh]

Sounds more dangerous than going to school.