On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 21:42:51 GMT, "chillermfg"
wrote:

Watch MythBusters. The guys took out 5 magnetrons from (duh)

Not sure what the "duh" here means, but magnetrons are not exclusive
to microwave ovens.

Tom

5 microwaves,
aligned them all to "air at the same target in a makeshift microwave. As
they measured the microwave radiation from different points, what they
recorded was in fact startling to them. The microwaves cancelled each other
out. The likelihood of the magnetrons starting at the exact same point of
the sine wave is very slim. The misalignment of the waves as they converge
causes a disturbance to the individual waves in turn reducing the overall
"effectiveness" of the microwave radiation.


"AZGuy" wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 12:28:05 -0500, "
wrote:


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.