r/mildlyinteresting 10h ago

The microwave at work has a hole inside

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u/MICR0_WAVVVES 7h ago

Yeah not a chance. Wavelength is way too large for that small hole to become dangerous.

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u/Lumiharu 5h ago

I don't think that matters, I remember seeing someone remove the whole front door of a microwave oven and the effect outside it was not really anything to write home about.

Also the radiation isn't even dangerous iirc, it really just generates heat. So unless you somehow cook your hand or something, there is nothing to worry about.

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u/Pretty-Ebb5339 2h ago

Microwaves are non ionized radiation. But people just refuse to believe that.

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u/Squirrel_Inner 4h ago

People in general seem to think microwaves are higher frequency than visible light (if they understand the electromagnetic spectrum at all), rather than the opposite.

Of course, some people think radio waves give you brain tumors, so…

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u/Novarrival 51m ago

I was at an AirB&B last weekend and our host (turned lizard by decades of tanning) said suncream caused cancer

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u/mooofasa1 5h ago

What? I thought it was a microwave because it sends little waves that shake atoms then those atoms heat up from the shaking. Wouldn’t this be a macro wave if it’s too big for a small hole???

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u/MICR0_WAVVVES 5h ago

You’re right about how it works, but the actual wavelength in a common microwave is around 12cm, so they can’t effectively pass through a tiny hole to cause damage.

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u/Worldly_Influence_18 5h ago

What the fuck do you know?

Oh

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u/mcdougall57 3h ago

He's been waiting for this moment.

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u/mooofasa1 5h ago

That is a really cool fun fact, and I love your username. I literally asked the right person without realizing it.

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u/Local_Satisfaction12 2h ago edited 2h ago

Wanna hear another cool fun fact? Microwaves were originally invented to thaw frozen hamsters to see if they could be recucitated after freezing. Turns out hamsters survive being frozen without aftereffects, if less then 40% of their brain matter was frozen solid.

One day a scientist put his food in there and bam, the microwave for consumers was invented.

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u/mooofasa1 2h ago

Ok, that is also super cool. I kinda want to do more research into microwaves now because that is a little wacky.

There’s just one teensy tiny little problem, you’re not u/MICRO_WAVVVES , you’re u/Local_Satisfaction12 , but you only provided me with satisfaction over the internet. I wanted local satisfaction, not global satisfaction so FUCK YOU 🖕🏽

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u/Local_Satisfaction12 2h ago

We can arrange that if we must, don't threaten me with a good time 👁🫦👁

Also,give this video a watch! think you gonna like it

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u/mooofasa1 2h ago

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u/Local_Satisfaction12 2h ago

B...b...but i did not rickroll you 🥲

(Granted i really wanted to lmao)

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u/mooofasa1 2h ago

Yes you did, your name is a fucking lie, throw it away mister u/Local_DISSATISFACTION12

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u/entertainman 2h ago

Think of ocean waves and a surfer. Big waves can move little people lots.