[madengr]

Curiosity. Why not? It’s not inherently dangerous. I’ve had real RF burns from tuning high power microwave amps.

The RADAR tick is EE folklore, from your brain expanding a few microns at the pulse rate. As I said, takes a huge power density to do this.

Cataracts are an issue with long term exposure. I guess we’ll know in the near future if this group of people has a higher incidence of cataracts.

[subcosmos]

If it weren't for this kind of experimentation, the microwave oven would have never been invented!

[nickysielicki]

Tell me more about your microwave amp RF burns, are you into amateur EME comms?

[madengr]

Ham, yes. EME no (yet). Putting fingers down on 0.5 mm traces carrying 50W at S-band will char your skin. Just tuning amps with golf tees and copper lead frames.

[nickysielicki]

I suppose you work in aerospace and/or DoD? Sounds like you are up to some very fun stuff.

Man, I wish I has the foresight at 18 to study EE instead of going for CS.