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Can Microwave radiation penetrates building materials? I'm living within 120 meters from a mobile phone base station and I'm concerned with possible health effects from it .
Meh - a simpler and less expensive solution would be to encase the entire house in chicken wire. I'd be very interested in seeing how well this works.Barwick said:If you're REALLY really concerned (and I don't think there's reason to be, like Russ said, there's lots of other things you should be worried about before radiation from cellphones), you could build yourself a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage" [Broken] around your house. A Faraday cage is the reason you can see through the window on your microwave, instead of it being a solid sheet of metal.
BUT, enclosing the walls of your house with a Faraday cage would be obscenely expensive after the house has already been built, having to remove drywall, install the cage, re-install the drywall, paint, etc...
russ_watters said:Meh - a simpler and less expensive solution would be to encase the entire house in chicken wire. I'd be very interested in seeing how well this works.
Sure but what are you going to do about the neutrinos?Barwick said:but IIRC, chicken wire is sufficiently sized such that it would effectively shield everything in your house
But don't try and dry your dog in the microwave.Sakriya said:i haven't seen any good, reliable paper on microwaves stating that they have negative effect on human health.
NobodySpecial said:Sure but what are you going to do about the neutrinos?
Cos not only are they radiation, they are nuclear and subatomic. That's three scary words in one particle. And they go straight through you and nothing can stop them!Barwick said:Not worry about them... Why would I be concerned about Neutrinos?
NobodySpecial said:Cos not only are they radiation, they are nuclear and subatomic. That's three scary words in one particle. And they go straight through you and nothing can stop them!
NobodySpecial said:Cos not only are they radiation, they are nuclear and subatomic. That's three scary words in one particle. And they go straight through you and nothing can stop them!
Yes, microwave radiation can penetrate through walls and other building materials. The amount of penetration depends on the thickness and composition of the material.
The type of building material can greatly affect the ability of microwave radiation to penetrate through it. Materials such as glass, wood, and drywall allow more penetration compared to metals or concrete.
The safe distance from a microwave source inside a building depends on the intensity of the radiation and the duration of exposure. It is recommended to maintain a distance of at least 2 meters from the source to minimize exposure.
Yes, microwave radiation from a neighboring building can affect your health if you are close enough to the source. It is important to take precautions and limit exposure to microwave radiation, especially if you live near a high-powered source.
To reduce microwave radiation penetration in buildings, special shielding materials can be used in construction. Additionally, distance from the source and limiting the use of devices that emit microwave radiation can also help minimize exposure.