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by xwkd 960 days ago
Please excuse my understanding as a layman, but could this be related to the electromagnetic absorption spectrum of water?

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Absorpti...

It seems that the "green" wavelength that the article cites is exactly where the lowest point of absorption is. Could this suggest that heat is created as a result of electromagnetic resistance? (Like water molecules vibrating as a result of microwave radiation?)
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ok_computer 960 days ago
That’s what I’m trying to understand too.

Analogously, chemical sunscreens turn UV to heat by absorbing wavelengths with their different bonds and vibrating.

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throwawaaarrgh 960 days ago
> Could this suggest that heat is created as a result of electromagnetic resistance?

Lightbulbs getting hot would suggest that is correct, but maybe I'm missing what you're saying

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