apollo2011 Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Is it true that sitting on a Microwave Oven can mutate your genes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Maybe if you sat on it for long enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfson Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 The type of radiation which will mutate DNA is called ionizing radiation and it causes chemical changes in the cells that have to do with electrons. When you talk about the radiation that's coming from power lines, microwaves, this is non-ionizing radiation. So NO SITTING on microwave will not mutate Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), why do I think you already knew that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VendingMenace Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 i doubt it. The energy of microwaves is not enough to ionize atoms, as such it is doubtfull that they have any effect (positive or negative) on the chemicals is your body, incuding DNA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 The energy of your average microwave perhaps, but there's always going to be the odd few that are given more energy than the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfson Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 But its not ionizing radiation, only if it was ionizing radiation, then there may be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo2011 Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 Oh. On the Simpson's Lisa asked if she could mutate the "Simpson Gene" by sitting on a microwave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfson Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 OH DEAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 I was under the impression that if you gave a microwave enough energy, then eventually it ceases to be a microwave and turns into an X-ray (E = hf), although I admit this is a bit extreme for a simple microwave oven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo2011 Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 dave: It sounds like you like turning household objects into dangerous stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfson Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 lol it sure is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Ah, it's great fun really I do hope this thread doesn't encourage anyone to go sit on their microwave for the next 20 years though, because the likelyhood is it won't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfson Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 But maybe if you were yellow it would work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Of course if you sit in a microwave, DNA will be damaged by the heating of your body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHinfcube22 Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 there is only one way to find out...get dave drunk...make the microwaves power more powerful by a hundred fold...cut a hole in the front of it...stick daves head into the hole...set microwave for 99:99 so as to make sure it is maximumly efficient...Oh well...that would make a great story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Or not faf: there's also the minor point of your entire body being cooked from the inside out, and your eventual explosion from the pressure buildup But yeah, I think your DNA would be pretty messed up after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo2011 Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 This post should be called: "The Simpsons meet dave" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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