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Pls Switch.off.your Phone Cosmic Rays From Mars by jidxin(m): 10:44pm On Oct 06, 2015 |
urn off your cellphones because of cosmic
rays from Mars? That's a hoax
October 6 2015 9:57pm
Are you worried about a message you received asking you to turn off
your cellphones because of cosmic rays entering the Earth from Mars?
Then worry no more because that's nothing but a hoax.
As the website Hoax-Slayer.com notes : "Depending on their type, cosmic
rays come from outside our solar system or from the sun. They do not
come from Mars or any other planet. And, the Earth's atmosphere largely
protects us from cosmic rays.
The site also notes that there are no news organizations reporting about
the event. "There are no reports about this supposed threat on BBC
news. Nor is there any evidence that cosmic rays could somehow make
cell phones dangerous. Sharing this silly nonsense will help nobody,"
said the site.
The hoax has been going on for years, with a 2010 report by the BBC on
how people in Ghana fell for it.now Nigeria
"The rumour began on Sunday night with a text message quoting US
space agency Nasa and the BBC as saying that 'cosmic rays' were to hit
the Earth," the 2010 BBC report read, before detailing how it caused mass
panic in Ghana.
The hoax seems to have been going around in the Philippines since
2012. That year, a Filipino science blogger wrote about receiving a
message, ending his post with a plea: "So, to anyone who will receive
this kind of message, please think it over and help educate others.
Spreading dubious and unsubstantiated warnings such as this is
counterproductive and is unlikely to help anyone." |
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