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Old 10-03-2008
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Non-ionising, oops.

Sorry for going off topic, but if microwave ovens aren't ionising and it's not to do with excitation... how do microwaves generate heat. A particle can't just absorb heat from electromagetic radiation. Is it simply to do with water being a dipolar particle, so as these move to orient them self in a planar, or polar, direction the movement generates heat?

That's the only possible explanation I can think of. I just assumed it was ionising, thanks for correcting me. I might have to do some google and wikipedia'ing later

Either way, my overall point stays true that microwaves are only dangerous as they heat water and perhaps other dipole molecules so can effectively cook a person anyway. And that rc power in theory at least is possible and could be done safely.
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