Today, I was chatting with an old friend. I asked her for the time, she laughed and said she can't wear watches because she has an unusually strong "biofield" that kills the batteries in anything she wears against her skin. Likewise, she says the only way for her cell phone to work is to keep it in her purse, well away from her body, and she routinely kills computer power supplies. I was skeptical, but she is otherwise pragmatic and level headed.
I decided to Google it, out of curiosity, because I also seem to have a strange effect on certain electronics. My cell phone charges and iPod charges never last, but work well when I lend them to my fiancee or sister. My MacBook Pro has had repeated battery failures. Little USB sticks routinely turn up wiped out after hanging out in my pocket (even discounting the one I put through the washing machine). Most interesting, when I was on the Google, I found a website of people whining about their
"symptoms", and one of them was dispruting lights that are on timers or motion sensors.
I have always done this, and never thought about it much. My friends used to joke that I must have been evil, because whenever we'd take a walk together, the street light I was passing under would turn off.
I know how crazy this sounds, but I'm wondering if there's anyone here who has any knowledge about electric fields or medicine and might know if there's any truth to this. I ask only out of curiosity. My uncle, God rest him, was an expert in static electricity, worked a lot with the Air Force (US and Canadian) and with industrial giants. He used to tell stories of people with bizarre energy fields who'd interfere with computers and radars, but I never knew if there was any truth to that, or if he was just screwing with a gullible nephew.
So, how about it? Is this fringe science, or is there any truth to these theories?
I hesitate to even mention this last bit, since it might make me seem like a crank, but here goes. I'm personally agnostic, but on more than one occasion, I've had total strangers remark on my "field" or "glow" or "aura." I used to think they were just hippies a bit past their expiration date, but if this can help explain why my BlackBerry never stays charged, that'd be nifty.
I decided to Google it, out of curiosity, because I also seem to have a strange effect on certain electronics. My cell phone charges and iPod charges never last, but work well when I lend them to my fiancee or sister. My MacBook Pro has had repeated battery failures. Little USB sticks routinely turn up wiped out after hanging out in my pocket (even discounting the one I put through the washing machine). Most interesting, when I was on the Google, I found a website of people whining about their
"symptoms", and one of them was dispruting lights that are on timers or motion sensors.
I have always done this, and never thought about it much. My friends used to joke that I must have been evil, because whenever we'd take a walk together, the street light I was passing under would turn off.
I know how crazy this sounds, but I'm wondering if there's anyone here who has any knowledge about electric fields or medicine and might know if there's any truth to this. I ask only out of curiosity. My uncle, God rest him, was an expert in static electricity, worked a lot with the Air Force (US and Canadian) and with industrial giants. He used to tell stories of people with bizarre energy fields who'd interfere with computers and radars, but I never knew if there was any truth to that, or if he was just screwing with a gullible nephew.
So, how about it? Is this fringe science, or is there any truth to these theories?
I hesitate to even mention this last bit, since it might make me seem like a crank, but here goes. I'm personally agnostic, but on more than one occasion, I've had total strangers remark on my "field" or "glow" or "aura." I used to think they were just hippies a bit past their expiration date, but if this can help explain why my BlackBerry never stays charged, that'd be nifty.
I'm hurt now. 
[Good - same someone]
