I'm in China and the TV is fairly new (supplied in an apartment by my language school). I believe this "wind", which is quite strong, consists of ions. Are they positive or negative ions, and could they increase cancer risk, for example?
There is also a new fridge which always smells of the freon coolant when the door is opened. Can this contaminate the food with harmful toxins?
2007-06-25 16:33:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
The "wind" is not a cooling fan - that's why I put it in quote marks. It's not a wind of air but of a kind of force, obviously an electrically charged force, that feels similar to "pins and needles" in the arms or legs and can be strongly felt as "blowing" out of the screen if I put my hand within a foot or two of it.
Neither is it due to turning the TV on; it gets stronger when it's been on a while.
As for the freons, I don't know for sure what the smell is but it's a strong, solvent-type chemical smell. I left the door open for a day or two before I turned on the fridge to get rid of the smell, but when I turned it on the smell came back.
2007-06-25 18:46:03 · update #1
If you are sure that it is not wind and it is obviously an electrically charged force then you are in risk for getting cancer.I don’t know how much the electrons who get out of your TV have energy but if they carring lots of energy then it can hurt your stem cell and cause cancer.
And another thing that I can add here, we use lots of foods in our daily lifes that consider them healthy but many scientist said that they are toxin and cause cancer.
Didn’t you heard that scientist said that try to not use electrical facilities a lot. Like PC or Cell Phones and so on.
I advice you to not use it.
2007-06-25 21:38:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "wind" may be due to when the TV turns on.
As for the fridge, unless you know the smell of freon coolant, how do you know it is the coolant?
I imagine there is some type of warranty on it in case there is a real leak. Food contamination with wrapped food or tightly-closed food containers is not likely, and if you continue to use the refrigerator, I would recommend that.
2007-06-25 23:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's negative ions, it cannot cause cancer because it's not like microwaves. Just don't sit too close to the TV. The smell in your fridge can be caused by its young age, so perhaps it will go away. It can put toxins in your food so cover it well, but plastic can too! So we're never safe in the modern age.
2007-06-26 04:03:59 · answer #3 · answered by Blodeuedd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wind is most likely a cooling fan. It is unlikely that they are of high enough energy, in any case, to cause damage to cellular information.
Freon, on the other hand, is bad for people and the environment. It has been basically outlawed in the United States. See if you can find one with an updated coolant.
2007-06-25 23:38:23 · answer #4 · answered by Nicknamr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious? The company sharper image markets a product called the ionic breeze to clean the air. You seem to worry a great deal.
2007-06-26 00:15:36 · answer #5 · answered by Hey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the tv blows and the frige smells , things are backwards on the other side of the planet ,LOL
2007-06-25 23:59:49 · answer #6 · answered by chotpeper 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋