Subject:  Re Magnetics and EMFs (fwd)
Date:     Sun, 22 Mar 1998 164601 -0600 (CST)
From:     "Roy L. Beavers" <rbeavers@llion.org>
To:       emfguru@hotmail.com
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Date: Sun, 22 Mar 1998 22:44:09 +0100
From: Clas Tegenfeldt 
To: "Roy L. Beavers" 
Subject: Re: Magnetics and EMFs (fwd)

At 12:40 1998-03-22 -0600, Sal La Duca wrote:
>A proven physics phenomenon known as Cyclotron Resonance dictates that a
>charged particle will orbit in a static magnetic field. Variables being
>the mass of the particle, the amount of charge, and the strength of the
>field.
=2E..
>This being a given, and considering that the field is a whole-body
>exposure, you can surmise that a reduction of the field will reduce
>overall chemical activity, while an increase of the field will produce
>the opposite effect.  [We do not know this.  We have not done the=20
>research.... guru]

There is no way one can connect overall chemical activity and=20
cyclotron resonance. If that would be the case molecules not being
either an electric or magnetic dipole wouldn=B4t be involved in
any chemical reactions at all... It is also easy to just observe that
people lying in an MRI camera (with an extremely strong static=20
magnetic field) doesn=B4t age in minutes.

Cyclotron resonance may explain influence on some reactions but can in no w=
ay
be generalized as above.


>Granted that this may be the actual process, there is little literature
>on the specific details and much goes on the word of "testimonials". Some
>firms I know sell patches that are directed in one direction only, some
>have alternating patterns. Obviously there is some room for snake oil
>salespeople here.  [Repeat.  There is much room for "snake oil salesmen"
>here.... guru]

I believe there is no room except for "snake oil salesmen" here.


>Where EMFs come into play is that at the low frequencies a Harmonic
>interaction takes place such that a very small input can cause a great
>effect. And Great it is.  [The heart of the matter..... guru]

Cyclotron resonance in itself can probably /not/ explain this.


>Because the influence is on "selective" chemical
>processes, a small influence in the wrong area will cause devastating
>whole-body effects. Part of the earlier "confounders" were researchers
>producing non-reproducible results because they did not take into account
>the background field. Considering that research in a lab can be
>influenced by a lot of structural metal, the background field may be
>significantly reduced to render results null and void. Some have recently
>claimed effects in lower regions of magnetic field. That produced by
>them, or the resultant? No detail there.

The sentences above is worthy some thought. First the idea of "selective"
chemical processes is what this is all about. EMFs do NOT influence=20
everything, but it seems to influence some things. If one can understand
the ways to influence only one such chemical reaction the rest will
probably follow easily. Second, and maybe more important, there has been
a fundamental lack during the years with regard to taking into account=20
the earth static magnetic field when performing various laboratory=20
studies. Since the static magnetic (and electric!) field may well be
involved in the reactions that is a neglected confounding factor.
I would also want to add light as one such completely neglected factor.
It is almost never documented if the cells, animals or human subjects
were exposed to light of this or that kind, duration, intensity or=20
whatever.

Resonance models of various kinds are interesting, but up to date none
have the force of convincingly explaining the phenomens observed.

Clas Tegenfeldt       ,,,
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