9 Everyday Inventions That Caused Widespread Panic

7. "Electrosmog" Is In The Air

Ask any millennial whether they would rather give up food or wi-fi for a week, a lot might suddenly consider the benefits of a crash diet.

No everyone is such a fan of the blessed wi-fi, however, as there are some skeptics (or, alternatively, crackpots) out there who believe it contributes to "electrosmog". This is the the idea that our modern gadgets are swamping us with dangerous levels of "radiation" as they chatter away with each other over the airwaves.

This doesn't just result in some slightly wacko websites handing out tips on how to get the 'smog out of your life, but people actually experiencing symptoms such as migraines when in proximity to something like a phone mast.

There is no evidence to suggest that the masts are causing these, and some studies suggest that they're actually being caused my the placebo effect, as test subjects would still experience symptoms when the signal was switched off, but they thought it was still on.