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The 5G tower protest guy at my local bar changed my mind

There's this guy who hangs at my bar, always ranting about 5G towers causing health issues. I rolled my eyes for months, figured he was just another conspiracy nut. Then last week he showed me his medical records - his doctor documented a weird spike in his heart rate that perfectly matched when a new tower went up 200 feet from his apartment. Three separate nights he brought in time-stamped logs and readings from some cheap EMF meter he bought on Amazon. I'm still not fully convinced, but the data was specific enough that I can't just write him off anymore. Has anyone else come across hard proof like this that made you question something you dismissed?

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tarar27•11h ago

Shoutout to the guy who proved me wrong about solar panels in Ohio

I used to think solar was a scam in cloudy places. My neighbor in Columbus slapped panels on his roof 4 years ago. Last month he showed me his electric bill: negative $47. I checked his meter myself. That pretty much settled it. Has anyone here seen similar results in a state that gets less sun?

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