On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:28:05 -0500, "
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I see no reason to worry about it. We often run two at the same time.
I'm sure many lower quality/price restaurants often run several at the
same time. IIRC, unless you are standing VERY close to the microwave
AND it has a defective door you have nothing to worry about as far as
stray radiation. And it's not like it's stray x-rays, it's just radio
waves.

I agree that it's probably safe, but your argument here sucks.
1: The microwave frequency is specifically designed to cook meat.
If you happen to be living in the meat in question, cooking
it is clearly bad. You can do fairly significant long-term
dammage to yourself without becoming uncomfortable, by exposing
yourself to microwaves.

The good news is, the levels of such radiation that escape the
confines of a properly working microwave are so low that, with
the added defense of the inverse-square law, its's almost impossible
to get enough of them close enough together to do any damage.

http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_...ovens.html#top


I'd like to know just what about my "argument" you think sucks. I
very clearly said "unless you are standing VERY close to the microwave
AND it has a defective door you have nothing to worry about. Which
is pretty much exactly what the web page you cite says.

And if you think there is some danger realistically worth worrying
about in regard to two microwaves how about posting a link to a
verifiable story of someone being injured from even ONE PROPERLY
operating microwave. Like almost all "dangers", the dangers from
microwave ovens are grossly overstated by lay people and others.
--
Elbridge Gerry, of Massachusetts:

"What, sir, is the use of militia? It is to prevent the
establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty. . .
Whenever Government means to invade the rights and liberties of
the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order
to raise a standing army upon its ruins." -- Debate, U.S. House
of Representatives, August 17, 1789