Urban myth debunked?

[AtW]

Never look into this one -



Source: Directed-energy weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Every home should have one for self-defence.

[TimberWolf]

Never look into this one -



Source: Directed-energy weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Every home should have one for self-defence.

Does it output more than 40 watts?

[AtW]

Does it output more than 40 watts?

Two to 2.5 megawatt, high efficiency, continuous wave (CW) 95 gigahertz millimeter wave source system

[TimberWolf]

Two to 2.5 megawatt, high efficiency, continuous wave (CW) 95 gigahertz millimeter wave source system

Dwarfs your 40 watt pulsed plasma rifle then.

[EternalOptimist]

ah well
I used to work on radar, the big worry was always getting yer nads fried.
If we ever had to stand in front of the dish, we used to hold up a flourescent tube. If the kit is transmitting, the tube will light up. spooky, like something out of doctor who or something.

[EternalOptimist]

Never look into this one -



Source: Directed-energy weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Every home should have one for self-defence.

denial of service weapon ? probbly designed to blow out the crystals in an enemy radar or radio - possibly

possibly a jammer. it doesnt have a parabolic dish

[d000hg]

Another fun fact about microwaves-- take the turn table out and cook something. You can work out the wavelength from the cooking pattern it leaves.

Apparently you can use a microwave and some sticky toffee pudding or something to measure the speed of light.

I did something similar to this for a school project.

Microwaves are just radio waves like any other, the word 'radiation' is used as 'scare-shot'.

x-rays, gamma rays and UV (not to mention plain old heat) are also 'just' radio waves. Radiation of most wavelengths can be dangerous... if you don't think your microwave has the potential to be dangerous, think about how much energy it's putting into your pudding.