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Old 01-01-2004, 05:38 PM   #12 (permalink)
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This last reply is somewhat misguided.

The amount of energy that a wave can expend is a function of its frequency. Power is a function of energy.

Without getting too involved in the details, any higher frequency wave will typically have a greater energy, thus power .. however, power is also a function of transmission area and angle of adsorption (d not b).

If you really want something to worry about - it should be UV light - it has enough energy to cause rampant mutations in DNA - specifically frameshift mutations.

To nit-pick on the "vibrating brain molecule" theory - microwaves work on the principle of rotating water molecules, not vibrating them. The only reason a microwave works is because the resulting wave resonates at the same frequency of water. The real danger with wave forms is definately bond dissociation.



[Edit: Had to add - > Science Rocks]
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