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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cinder2theblock 0

It's completely false that microwaves send out harmful radiation it's shielded for one and two it's not gamma rays that cook your food other wise it would be contaminated when it got out, it's radio waves that cook it and it's wavelength heats up the natural water in the food but will not pass through the door

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TheJonface 6

It isn't radio waves, it's microwaves...

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Ugi 26

Microwaves are actually at the short wavelength end of the radio spectrum (something between about 1mm and 1m IIRC). The radio waves that carry your home WiFi are technically microwaves. It's just that they are very low power compared to a microwave oven.

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njsoule 0

Those wave will do the same thing to your cells as it does the foods, shielding is minimal

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tony23h 7

Dude.. Ionizing radiation cause cancer, not that from microwave.. But the sperm part is kind of true.

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iamyourgod 3

The sperm part is true...If you put your balls in their till your sperm boiled.

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MissFits_fml 6

There's always a sperm bank.

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Clamcreepy 7

You should've told her if she keeps yelling stupidity she would lose her brain and go to a mental institution

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cacklecakes101 4

It's actually true, you can get radiation cancer from frequently standing next to microwaves.

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SuperDerp 8

Acctually, standing next to a runnimg microwave can give me headaches, so i always leave but some people dont, so

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picklemonger 13

That's what all the anti-cellphone paranoia is about: microwave radiation.

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