Why don't microwaves cook your face? #physics

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Published: Oct 27, 2023
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Microwave radiation is just a lower wavelength, lower energy version of visible light, so why isn’t the inside of a microwave oven dangerous to look at? #physics #science #engineering #microwave #radiation References: Vollmer M. Physics of the microwave oven. Physics Education. 2004;39(1):74.

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