My favourite example is that most people die in a bed, so beds must be bad for you, so avoid them! David Quoting Tony Smith : > > > The 'OMG electrical radiation' crowd like to bring up a study that > > > found preganant women who used electric blankets miscarried more. > > > They blame > > > electricity, of course, when it was simply that the women > > were getting > > > too hot. > > > > was that proven to be a cause? I would guess that women who > > don't feel to well to beging with are more likely to use an > > electrical blanket and are more prone to miscarriage. A > > statistical relation need not be cause-and-effect.. > > > Saw something a long time ago that said as much. IIRC, it was extreme > cases, crank the blanket to 'high' and leave it on all night type stuff. > > Naturally, 'electric blanket' + 'miscarriage' = 'OMG electric radiation'. > > Maybe there's a follow-up that refutes that. > > Tony > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist