[zalzane]

in the article it says they don't want to submit to testing

> None of which gets round the core issue: if EHS is real, I asked Diane, then why has it not shown up in formal experiments? “I encourage scientists to go to where we are and measure the environment,” she replied. “Don’t try to pretend that you’re God and expose us to different frequencies in a lab. That’s like taking someone and breaking their legs and asking how much it hurts.”

[johnchristopher]

Ah, I remember one documentary/subject in the news on the TV and technicians came to measure things then they found out the cell tower was not connected yet. Not connected as in not even powered on and no electricity running through its systems.

Of course it's just one data point and it doesn't prove people aren't suffering.

[superskierpat]

Well breaking someones legs with a tire iron is an efficient way of proving they are vulnerable to them.. nonetheless, I dont see how getting your legs broken is similar to a headache and a few rashes

[emiliobumachar]

Their should be a signal intensity level high enough to be distinguishable from nothing but still low enough to cause slight annoyance rather than traumatic agony over a short period.

[cwyers]

One of the people in the story claims the florescent bulbs at the Dollar Store triggered her condition. If that's the case, it should be REALLY easy to verify some of these claims in a laboratory setting.

[vsync]

Heachaches caused by fluorescent lights are an entirely separate issue, considering they produce flickery light at odd color temperatures with weird peaks across the spectrum. Never mind that lots of establishments have things way too bright, and probably failing sockets causing extra fluctuations as well. I don't think it's disputed that anyone can see visible light.

[nickpsecurity]

I'll add to your comment that light sensitivity in general is a known issue with many people (eg autistics). They actually feel pain from seeing lights that are too bright including lots of sunlight or artificial light. So, one or more of these people might have this condition.

[vsync]

Well, programmers historically have tended to stereotypically prefer a dimmer milieu. Not to mention there are a number of simple physical injuries that can cause photophobia: <URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photophobia#Causes >

Overillumination has been known for some time to cause various other deleterious health effects anyway, and flicker aside fluorescents just put out plain terrible light. It completely baffles me why so many establishments install it (well, workplaces; retailers like it because it makes you buy more apparently).

[nickpsecurity]

Appreciate the link. It linked to something that applies to me: the photic sneeze reflex. It really sucks haha.