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The microwave causes harm by it's ability to heat water, not by the nature that it's a microwave, doesn't it? Wouldn't we also need to treat any source of heat
by SketchySeaBeast 5y ago
The microwave causes harm by it's ability to heat water, not by the nature that it's a microwave, doesn't it? Wouldn't we also need to treat any source of heat as similarly dangerous given that it produces infrared radiation?
- slumdev 5y agoWavelength matters - it's the difference between ionizing and non-ionizing. This article seems to indicate that not all of the non-ionizing radiation is harmless. And heat itself is carcinogenic, yes -- drinking hot beverages is independently associated with a higher risk of mouth, throat, esophageal, and stomach cancer.