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HN commenters recommend it as a practical explanation of microwave hazards and shielding, and of using microwave ovens safely without an enclosure.
Tech Ingredients demonstrates how microwaves work and how they affect objects at range, then shows ways to defend against them. It includes a correction about rectifier output frequency.
“made an instructional video about how microwaves work and how to defend against them” (HN, 2022)
At the power levels we're talking about (5W)? Of course I would. The effects are well known: It heats your hands up at 5 joules per second. Incidentally, Tech Ingredients has a great video on using microwave ovens without an enclosure and how to block similar directed energy weapons that use a lot more than 5W: [this video]
Using microwave ovens without enclosure and blocking directed energy weapons.
If your device is hacked at the firmware level, it can be turned into a microwave weapon and used against you. (My hypothesis of the cause of Havana Syndrome: hacked cell transmitters beaming microwave at targets.) Tech Ingredients (YouTube creator) made an instructional video about how microwaves work and how to defend against them: " [this video] ".
How microwaves work and how to defend against them.
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