Had to explain 5G to my aunt at a family BBQ

She was convinced the tower near her house in Sheboygan was giving her headaches, so I pulled up FCC data on my phone to show her the actual frequencies. Has anyone else tried debunking a conspiracy to a relative without starting a fight?

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faith_perez28d ago

Sheboygan, huh. I used to roll my eyes at that stuff too until I actually measured the RF from my own work meter near a tower. Numbers were way below any safety limit, like fractions of what your microwave puts out at 3 feet. Changed my mind real quick, now I just tell people to look at the actual data instead of Facebook memes.

graytorres28d ago

Wait wait, you actually had a meter with you and measured it? That's wild, I've never met anyone who actually did the science themselves instead of just yelling about it online.