Or is it better to wait a little for the radiation to go. If so, then how long?
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2006-10-20 01:54:15 · 24 answers · asked by Steve B 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
there is no radiation.. the reason you leave the door closed for another minute or so is to allow the food to continue to cook in a warm environment.
Microwave ovens use various combinations of electrical circuits and mechanical devices to produce and control an output of microwave energy for heating and cooking.
Microwaves possess three basic characteristics:
1. Just as sunlight shines through a window, microwaves pass right through some materials. Materials such as glass, paper, and plastic are transparent to and generally unaffected by microwaves.
2. Microwaves are reflected by metal surfaces, much as a ball would bounce off a wall. The metal walls of the cooking space actually form a cavity resonator. In other words, the enclosure is designed to resonate the microwaves as they are radiated from the magnetron tube. The principle of resonance may be illustrated using sound waves. When a piano key is struck, it produces sound vibrations or sound waves. Sometimes a note is played on a piano, and an object across the room, perhaps a wineglass, can be heard vibrating and producing the same sound. This is the result of resonance. The resonating characteristics of the wineglass are the same as those of the piano string. Therefore, the wineglass is in tune, or in resonance, with the sound wave produced by the piano string. In the same way, the cooking cavity of a microwave oven is designed to be in "tune" with the resonant characteristics of the microwaves.
* Metal racks are physically proportioned so as not to disrupt the energy pattern.
3. Microwaves penetrate and are absorbed by some substances, primarily food products.
2006-10-20 01:55:39 · answer #1 · answered by tampico 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Microwaves travel at the speed of light, and as soon as you open the door opens past a certain point all power is cut from the parts that emit microwaves. So, unless you open the door REALLY fast, you should be fine. All the bouncing around should be over with by the time the door is open enough to expose you to any more than it does when closed.
2006-10-20 02:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Tinkerer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never did me any harm opening the microwave as soon as the food stops cooking
2006-10-20 01:56:29 · answer #3 · answered by sasweet1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microwaves are like radio waves. It's not on going radiation like atomic radiation. You can even stop it mid time and there won't be any effects to you.
2006-10-20 01:56:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well dangerous not sure how dangerous, but you should wait until the buzzer or chime stops and the blower motor stops, to let out any stray microwaves wait about 5-10 seconds
2006-10-20 02:02:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so, but I have heard it's not good to stand in front of a microwave while it's on.
2006-10-20 01:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by Dylanne 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think it makes much difference do you?... i mean you´re going to consume the radiation in the food anyway.... if you´re so health concious dont use a microwave... use an oven
2006-10-20 01:57:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It ain't done hurted me none now, just go ahead, I seid, go aheid and do it.
Don't you stand in front of it while it's running anyway? Do you have a lead microwave, cause that would be cool!
2006-10-20 01:56:06 · answer #8 · answered by lanai911 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Radiations stop as soon as electricity is cut, therefore this is so costly
2006-10-20 01:59:28 · answer #9 · answered by deepak57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is harmful to open a microwave.
2006-10-20 01:56:25 · answer #10 · answered by kate b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋