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If microwave ovens run at 2.4 GHz, what is the long-term effect on living tissue of exposure to this frequency, but with a thousand times less energy?
Very low power electromagnetic waves with a frequency of 2.4 GHz can't cook anything. That's obvious, despite the heating effect such radiation has on water.
However, what if such an object containing ...
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Does 5G affect your physics experiment?
Our institution wants to lease a nearby roof for a 5G mast. Has anyone experienced the installation and operation of telecoms infrastructure - particularly 5G - significantly affecting physics ...
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Stood in front of microwave with the door open [closed]
I was cooking something in the microwave and opened the door early to check on it and the microwave didn't stop. I didn't realize this for a few seconds and when I did I shut the microwave off but I'm ...
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If visible light has more energy than microwaves, why isn't visible light dangerous?
Light waves are a type of electromagnetic wave and they fall between 400-700 nm long. Microwaves are less energetic but seem to be more dangerous than visible light. Is visible light dangerous at all ...
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Blocking WiFi with Faraday cage [closed]
As part of a project I'm trying to prevent WiFi transmission of frequency 2.4 GHz from reaching a Raspberry Pi via a Faraday cage.
Would a 20 micron aluminum foil do the job?
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