Sleeping with my head right next to an outlet
in Health ·
It doesn't matter (nor does it affect the power) if there isn't actually anything plugged into the outlet.
From an electrical engineering standpoint, that's just not how it works...
What you can definitely measure around an outlet is the electromagnetic field. It’s the easiest test ever—if you have a sensitive electronic tester, it’ll light up right over any live wire or socket, regardless of whether something is plugged in or not.
But look, when we're talking about actual health impacts? We're dealing with low-intensity, low-frequency alternating fields. The energy drops off by the third power of the distance. Honestly, humans aren't even that sensitive to this stuff; we've got much bigger problems to worry about, like getting a nasty sunburn at the beach...