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> these wavelengths are absorbed near the surface of your skin or your cornea And they'd cause a... slight heating effect. That's about it. So yeah, if you hel
by EdwardDiego 7y ago
> these wavelengths are absorbed near the surface of your skin or your cornea
And they'd cause a... slight heating effect. That's about it. So yeah, if you held your voice transmitting phone directly to your face for several decades, you might create enough tissue damage to up the cancer risk.
But then the radio engineers I used to work with climbed radio towers with microwave emitters putting out far far far more energy than a cellphone, and their only rule was "don't stick your head or crotch in front of a microwave transmitter as you're climbing up".
- 420codebro 7y agoI hope that was a long time ago (RF safety). Now a days most places I have seen (towers and the like) have very clear marked boundaries of "DO NOT STEP PAST THIS POINT WHEN RF EMITTER IS IN OPERATION" type warnings. I believe these are all certified by a RF site survey analysis AFTER the site is dialed in (positioned) to understand the exact radiation pattern and drop-off points. While the energy is pretty much harmless even 5 or 10 feet away from the initial radiation point, you definitely don't want to risk it by potentially cooking yourself when only a few inches away...