I'm sure this woman is ill: But tinfoil and a "special shielding fabric" over her face wouldn't actually accomplish what she suggests. The article lacks any skepticism about the specifics of her claims. I'm not skeptical about her symptoms, just the etiology. A physicist or perhaps testing her measurements would have gone a long way to making this something other than an article that adds to squishy thinking.
Why wouldn't this shielding accomplish the goals? Even simple aluminum screen from a hardware store shields WiFi/WiMAX and the closer the weaver the higher up the spectrum it shields.
WiFi/WiMAX it is estimated, effects 3 out of every 100 people with illness or symptoms. I know first hand, my son has been medically confirmed to be WiFi/WiMAX sensitive. The day they turned on our citywide WiFi system, there were 16 kids reporting to the office at my sons school reporting health issues. Some complained of "It feels like electricity is going into my ears and down to my brain!".
The fact of the matter is, this technology is dangerous and it isn't anything new. The governments own funded studies in the 1970's already proved this at levels actually BELOW current standards.
I am completely shocked people find this coming as a surprise, apparently some people just aren't paying attention these days eh?
[Editor's note: I won't go into the tinfoil issue, but if Wi-Fi caused the health effects you describe, it would be remarkably easy to prove such. Your estimate of 3 out of 100 is from dubious sources; there's no peer-reviewed study or other rigorous research that's been replicated that shows anything of the sort.
I continue to be concerned about illnesses attributed to Wi-Fi or cell phones because these illnesses are almost certainly caused by another environmental factor. -gf]
Hi.
Ok, I propose a simple test. Build two absolutely identical rooms separated by a door. The door is fully shielded as are both rooms.
Now, arrange your device in the ceiling of both rooms with power only provided to one at a time, put half your test candidates in each room and then monitor how many people move between the rooms.
Under normal conditions there should be a 50/50 ratio, if one individual favors one room then this should then null out.
Voila, a totally foolproof double-blind test for electrosensitivity.
Perhaps someone can do this as part of a PhD in Psychology or Biology?
-Andre