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Hmm, didn't think of it like that. Although most things are indeed quite reflective in the infrared. You should choose a frequency that humans would absorb, but
by Gravityloss 10y ago
Hmm, didn't think of it like that. Although most things are indeed quite reflective in the infrared. You should choose a frequency that humans would absorb, but walls and furniture etc would reflect. Or you would need to buy "certified microwave non-absorbing" wares only for such rooms.
- mirimir 10y agoThe idea was to use very high frequency microwaves, so that only skin surface was heated.
- jacquesm 10y agoI wonder what your DNA integrity check has to say about that after a couple of years of exposure.
- mirimir 10y agoThat's probably why it's never gone past "hey, why not..." since the 70s ;) On the other hand, the outer ~0.03 mm is dead. So ???
- hinkley 10y agoI thought the problem was that this also heats ocular fluid and furniture staples causing potential problems with things like macular degeneration or house fires, respectively.
- mirimir 10y agoIf the penetration depth is << 1 mm, I can't imagine that ocular heating would be an issue. And I'd expect that power levels would be too low to heat metal. But maybe so.
- sandworm101 10y agoBut any sparks from the metal coulf cause fires. Not much power needed for a spark.