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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Fmlsea 28

Listen to ur mum, mums know everything Bahaha

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iseyixes 18

Only true if you own a microwave from when they were first invented, since then they've really stepped up the radiation protection.

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iamyourgod 3

No they haven't. Microwaves aren't dangerous, your cellphone is emitting them right now. If you were getting enough to cause harm you would feel painful heat before any damage occurred and that damage would be only burns. Microwaves are non ionizing, unlike UV, X-ray an gamma which can ionize atoms in your DNA and cause cancer. If microwaves are dangerous, light bulbs would be death rays.

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ThecomingofTan 9

You should have told her that the only reason you were standing so close was because you have a 'thing' for the microwave and wanted to take it to the next level.

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meruu_2005 1

What Dosnt kill you only makes you stronger

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5HT2A 5

Except cancer and other deadly diseases...

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slappinGoodtimes 0

36 - will you make me stronger?

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KidJase 1

Shes right, now you dont want ball cancer now do you?

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Shicky_fml 0

Im sure you mean testicular cancer? Lol OCD!

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Razzle_Dazzle_5 11

That sounds more like Dr singopopolis's super satanic ultra death machine than a microwave.....

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GoW_Chick 14

Well then tell her "hey mom if it kills my sperm then you won't have to worry about me getting anyone pregnant," she can't really argue with that.

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lrgenesis 19

I'm afraid of that too. I don't believe it but still, can't be too safe right?

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Razzle_Dazzle_5 11

Microwaves aren't that dangerous. You can even make them safer by putting as much metal items as you can into them and turn it on for.about 1:00

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klimrod89_fml 2

Mother knows best

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xgetxbentx 13

Well, in her generation, the microwaves she grew up with probably did have high radiation, they do still have a little, but not enough to do any serious damage. Cell phones give off radiation too.

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Razzle_Dazzle_5 11

Cell phones give off a much different type of radiation. If cell phones were to give off the same type of waves a microwave has we would all have cancer.....

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iamyourgod 3

108 - cell phones give off a very similar type of radiation to a microwave. They are both classified as microwaves, as their wavelengths, or frequencies are very similar. The difference is just in the amount. Cellphones, as you know, give off light which travels to a tower and creates a small current in the wires at the tower. Microwaves give off a large amount of the same light which, as you should also know, caused large currents in things such as tin foil or forks. It's the same light frequency, just one is supplied by a tiny battery while the other is by a 110V outlet. When your cellphone sends a signal, it, like a microwave, causes water to rotate. Rotating molecules is heat. The heat being caused in your hand is so minimal you don't feel it and it causes no damage. The heat if you were in a microwave would hurt and cause severe burns, but burns don't cause cancer.

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derrek87 6

115 are you saying that WIFI will give u cancer

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