----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 8:51 PM Subject: Re: cellphones (L3)
> On 20 Jun 2002 at 11:16, Dan Minette wrote: > > > > It's not the heat. It's the effect on your chemistry. > > > > > > > Are you suggesting that the energy in the individual microwave photons > > are enough to affect the chemical bonds on a molecular level? That is > > certainly true with gamma or X-rays, that's why heating alone does not > > explain radiation damage. But microwave photons? > > *snickers* I would like to make a suggestion. There is no need to snicker at people. Especially, when you make a claim about chemistry that professional chemists, who are familiar with failed attempts to do a far easier version of what you suggest is happening spontaneously. (see below). This snickering begs the question: "why are you sure that your understanding of the effect of EM waves on chemical reactions is far superior to that of PhD chemists?" > No, don't be silly plz. The effect is on reactions happening at the time. > I did discuss this with my cousin who has a PhD in Chemistry. He said that there had been failed attempts to affect chemical reactions with tuned infra-red radiation. The energy dissipated far faster than it was provided, and the chemical reaction was not enhanced. He cannot imagine, given this result, how microwaves could have anywhere near the chance to have this effect on the biochemistry of a cell that his example would have had. So, the question remains: how? Dan M.
