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by murbard2 1567 days ago
Indeed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di3fPj0pUbQ

Microwave frequencies used in ovens would be dangerous because they can penetrate deep in the body and heat internal tissues, but in the EHF range microwave heating could be safe. See for instance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Denial_System

With all that said, what I had in mind is in the far less scary and far more prosaic near-infrared range.