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What happens if you get in the path of a microwave beam at this kind of power? I'd imagine you notice your skin getting hot. What's the biggest risk? (I'm not
by danblick 10y ago
What happens if you get in the path of a microwave beam at this kind of power? I'd imagine you notice your skin getting hot. What's the biggest risk? (I'm not saying I'm OK having my eyeballs heated, I'm just curious about what the biggest dangers are.)
- danblick 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_burn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_burn
- mikeash 10y agoThe microwave oven was actually invented by a guy who walked in front of a powerful radar with a candy bar in his pocket, and had a eureka moment when it melted. It seems that they figured out modern microwave cookery very quickly. The first thing they cooked on purpose was popcorn, and the second was an egg, which exploded.
- swiley 10y agoEye lenses and testicals are the the things that are effected most quickly if I remember correctly.