There always been chaos in my hometown, Rawang, since central government decided to erect a "brand-new" grid tower near Sungai Terentang village, exactly behind the SJK (C) San Yuk, where I found my first friends (they are now still) in this suburban town. All kinds of demonstration and memorandum have "emerge" and organised from the "used-to-less-educated" Sungai Terentang's villagers towards the government. Their "Maxwell's Theory" is, erection of grid tower may affect their health. Lets see how nonsense their theory (even Maxwell will cry, man...).
Firstly, lets analyse the "accuracy" and "credibility" of the "radiation" claim. According to Maxwell, around a conductor there exists electric field due to the flow of electrons. At the same time, electric field will produce magnetic field. Electric field is perpendicular to the magnetic field, and hence radiate electromagnetic wave, which is utilised by "civilised" people in communication reception and other various kind of "wave" purposes. There are always arguments about the effect of "radiation" from mobile phones to the human body systems. Recently (around April 2008 if I am not mistaken), scientists proved that using mobile phones will not harm human body systems. If the villagers claim that "radiation" from the power lines will harm them, they should know that they are now surrounded by myriads of electrical appliances that emitting radiation right now! We should all harmed now, or more severely, we are now "fried human"! You are now using mobile phone, are you? (Oh, it reminds me the Kentucky Fried Chicken). Remember, along the electromagnetic spectrum, the harmful waves are ultraviolet, X-ray, gamma ray and perhaps infrared radiation. An electric-flowing grid line will not emit any of the radiation mentioned la, "civilised" brothers! I think you better open your physics textbooks and revise what is the effect and applications of electromagnetic waves. Still not satisfied? Never mind, find a panel of physicists, or perhaps physiologists to test on some of the volunteers (you dare?). Haish, what a stupid "radiation" claim!
Secondly, apart from the scientific theory, productivity is another aspect. Rawang is now a big and developed city (I doubt it is civilised). Thousands (maybe hundreds, as I am not a statistician) of plants, factories and commercials, without forgetting residential areas, are now booming like the mushrooms after rain (bamboo shoots after rain, in Mandarin 雨后春笋). All these need power, electricity I mean! When a sudden blackout, you complain. When the power supply is not continuous or unstable, you condemn. Now, it is the suitable time to make a suitable decision at a suitable place, and the villagers claim everything is not suitable. In the future, perhaps it is very near the time, when power supply is not stable, due to the lack of grid lines, the productivity of Rawang may become stagnant. Besides, how can the villagers earning for life when they are busy demonstrating? Supposedly it is working hours, but they dump their jobs aside! Jobless is another aspect, all right? Not to be argued here. The productivity already decreased instantly without the power crisis comes.
Finally, the villagers think that wasting money is a kind of welfare, perhaps. Erection of tower at another place costs more ler, "civilised" guys! The villagers want the government to care for their welfare, but it is no reason to waste money for nothing!
Of course, there are too many arguments to write here, yet I do not like typing. Besides, I will not touch political aspects. Based on the simple arguments above, it is already highlighted that the "radiation" claim of the villagers are too nonsense (it sounds like physics practical conclusion). Remember, you will be harmed by the grid tower only if you stay on the grid line (you will be electrocuted), but not under the grid line!
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