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Til the radiation from a smartphone will trigger an auto-darkening welding hood

submitted by drstrangergov to whatever 1 weekApr 23, 2024 15:17:16 ago (+25/-2)     (whatever)

This seems significant


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[ - ] JosephGoebbels 11 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 16:05:38 ago (+11/-0)

Pix/vid

[ - ] RevengeOfNeri 8 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 18:30:08 ago (+8/-0)

Could also just be the electrical interference with helmets electronics

[ - ] Rotteuxx 4 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 19:54:18 ago (+4/-0)

It is, just put my phone to a 3M Speedglass and it flickered a bit, fully darkening with a solid data trasfer (loading a webpage).

[ - ] Master_Foo 6 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 16:39:28 ago (+7/-1)

Are you trying to view your phone while wearing the hood?
Because the hood is supposed to block bright light, idiot.

[ - ] VitaminSieg 6 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 15:39:06 ago (+6/-0)

Now do airpods

[ - ] yesiknow 3 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 16:28:54 ago (+3/-0)

The brain tumors in those super-career people who were on the phone all the time before texting and the speaker was a thing.

[ - ] Rowdybme 0 points 1 weekApr 24, 2024 02:12:01 ago (+0/-0)

Most men hold them in their pocket right by their dick. No wonder we can't reproduce anymore.

[ - ] Prairie 0 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 22:45:26 ago (+0/-0)

It has to be pretty sensitive. Not surprising RF sound be picked up by poor shielding or the light sensor itself. Some Geiger counters/scintillation detectors also get triggered by RF.

[ - ] HeyJames 0 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 21:33:56 ago (+0/-0)

No

[ - ] LookFat 0 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 18:58:28 ago (+0/-0)

Our helmets have light sensors, not radiation sensors.

[ - ] drstrangergov [op] 2 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 19:14:33 ago (+2/-0)

Light is radiation. I think its the Bluetooth.

[ - ] The_Reunto 1 point 1 weekApr 23, 2024 19:07:23 ago (+1/-0)

I think his point is the concept that close proximity has enough energy to induce an electrical current. Much like an electric toothbrush charging through induction on a dock, the phone allegedly had enough magnetic flux to activate the helmet screen (no light required).

It's easy to see that cellphones have magnetic fields, just hold one up to a compass to see. OP's claim is about an observation related to the magnitude of energy coming from cell phones. I can't vouch for his specific claim about welder helmet auto-dimmers, but the premise is coherent.

[ - ] PotatoWhisperer2 2 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 20:05:07 ago (+2/-0)

It's easy to see that cellphones have magnetic fields

All electronics have magnetic fields. That's how they work. Electricity induces magnetic fields when moving through metals and such.

[ - ] The_Reunto 1 point 1 weekApr 23, 2024 21:03:10 ago (+1/-0)

Correct, and magnetic fields can induce electricity. But, not all electronics have enough energy throughput to generate strong enough fields to activate nearby electronics.

[ - ] watts2db 0 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 21:13:12 ago (+0/-0)

cell phones put out low power but at very high (above GHz) freqs thus significant energy over short distances

note: this is RF radiation and NOT ionizing radiation.

[ - ] MasterAce 0 points 1 weekApr 23, 2024 17:52:11 ago (+0/-0)

Day mode enjoyer confirmed.