Subject: Power lines (MacNeil).. Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 083014 -0500 (CDT) From: "Roy L. Beavers"To: emfguru -------------------------------------------------- ........What do you think???? If, for some reason, the power lines experienced a large "spike" of energy-current flow at the time the birds were nearby, David's question makes a great deal of sense...... Such energy-current "spikes" can be caused by a surge of energy "demand" on the line or by the weather - in some cases.... That is one of the very same scenarios that has made me wonder about the cause of childhood leukemia (and other conditions) alongside power lines..... Most researchers have "assumed" that it takes prolonged exposure to produce such bioeffects -- but, in fact, we really don't know..... Cheerio.... Roy Beavers (EMFguru) roy@emfguru.com .....It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness..... NEW!!! Website... http://emfguru.com ...................People are more important than profits................. DO YOU KNOW OF OTHERS WHO SHOULD BE ON THIS LIST??? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 09:04:57 -0400 From: david t macneill To: rbeavers@llion.org Subject: Power lines I just wanted to throw this out there, I found it quite interesting. At the time this occurrence seemed to be a real mystery but after learning more about EMF and becoming a part of this discussion group this makes sense to me. A few weeks ago in the area of Bowie, Maryland on route 50 a large flock of Starlings was found dead covering the two lane freeway. Unfortunately, I was one of the many thousand commuters in traffic that backed up for almost 20 miles. The first explanation given was that the birds possibly had the West Nile virus found in New York and parts of Maryland known to kill many birds. (A very stupid explanation- they actually thought a whole flock of birds would just drop dead all at the same time onto the freeway?!) After taking the birds to a lab for tests the cause of death was "blunt force trauma." Officials stated that the birds cause of death was striking automobiles. Of course no one mentioned the fact that there are two very large sets of power lines crossing the freeway in the very near vicinity where these birds somehow flew right into traffic. I don't know much about the different types of lines, but I can tell you that when you drive under these lines all radio and cellular reception is lost. Perhaps it is just a coincidence, but I find it strange that a giant flock of Starlings would just inadvertently fly into oncoming cars for no reason. What do you think? David MacNeill sita108@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Archive provided courtesy of WaveGuide, http://www.wave-guide.org Reprinted with permission of Roy Beavers, http://www.emfguru.com