Not a science major

By dumb mother - This FML is from back in 2012 but it's good stuff - United States

Today, my mother yelled at me for standing too close to the microwave. Her reason? The radiation was going to seep through, kill my sperm, and cause cancer. FML
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alaskababy907 11

Hey, I heard that if you stand too close to the microwave you can get cancer from the radiation in those things. You should probably stay away from them...

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thatgirlinoregon 21

I wonder how much 'kimotherapy' costs? Less than chemotherapy, perhaps?

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DrMime 10

Sounds like your mother has been standing in front of the microwave herself! Even though by my logic you wouldn't be affected by it? So. Umm? My head hurts!

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mama2b3 20

Shit I do that all the time..there goes my sperm count..

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AnagenisisZagus 13

Translation for 37: Uhder?? Derp, derp, but isn't youz uh gurl, derp, derp?

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Furrywhiplash 14

I think what 37 was saying is "... But you're a girl."

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yuzuhere 21

Wait until she hears the radiation from some cell phones.

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alexh15 13

Hopefully the radiation from your phone won't kill your sperm count. Unless you are.... yeah... using your phones vibrate function... :P

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iheartLA 10

it's kind of true.. it causes cancer. You should also wait a few seconds to open it after it stops

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Ugi 26

Microwaves are electromagnetic radiation. That's just like light. They can travel a distance equivalent to seven times round the earth in a second. If you are fast enough to open the door of your microwave before the radiation has all been absorbed you're pretty fast!

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TheDrifter 23

It's designed to reflect the radiation inside, so some will bounce a while before your food absorbs it. The level of radiation in a microwave is harmful, though less harmful than the tanning beds so many people use.

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iamyourgod 3

Wait a few seconds to open it?? Are you five or have you just skipped a lot of science classes? Think about it this way, after you turn off a light bulb how long does it take to go dark? And even the fraction of a second it takes to go dark is due to the time it takes the filament to cool not for radiation to dissipate And the light bulb in the microwave that lets you see your food is more likely to cause cancer. .

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omgdoublefml 3

The old ones caused cancer, but the new ones literally match the background radiation that we encounter in everyday life. Learn your ******* physics people, Jesus. The wavelengths that cause cancer are no where's close to those emitted from modern microwaves

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5HT2A 5

I wonder what rules your mom enforced when she heard about the nuclear radiation coming towards Cali after the Japan earthquake. Hopefully you guys already stocked up on your radiation suits.

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xattitudegurlx 13

Next she will be yelling at you to not stand next to the dog or you will get worms..

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PinkFun1969 9

Oh yea!! Mama want grand babies! There are studies that if you boil water in the microwave and let it cool then water a plant, soon that plant will die. ;-(

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oldirtybasterdSE 0

It dies because you put it in boiling water

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rawwwrrrsheet 0

A microwave is a type of radiation that's why they're called microwaves dumbass.

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Ugi 26

Light is a type of radiation. So are radio waves. Your point is what?

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omgdoublefml 3

His point is that he is retarded. Light and microwaves are a type of WAVES not the RADIATION that can cause cell mutations which lead to cancer

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