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Old Sep 15, 2017, 5:04 pm
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Originally Posted by m44
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Good grief is right. Your comment just proved the point. You obviously do not know that ionizing radiation is also radio waves. You know only about AM/FM radio waves if that.
You did not learn much of the physics - did you?
To ionize you need to pack enough energy to knock an electron loose. The energy is absolutely a function of frequency--and nothing in the radio part of the spectrum has the requisite energy. You don't get ionization of most molecules until you're in the UV part of the spectrum or higher.
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Old Sep 15, 2017, 5:05 pm
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Originally Posted by m44
This has o lot to do with the topic. Ionizing waves are not the only enemy. Radio (as per your wiki definition) waves can cook you brain without being ionizing. The waves used to scan at the airport do not do much to thick skinned adults - but do you know their effect on thin skinned children 40 years later?
Radio is only an issue if as you say "cooks" you--you need a lot of power for it to be harmful.
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