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Re: [Phys-l] Why ants survive in a micro wave oven. [Obviously "off list"!]

From: Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:57:48 -0800

On 2012, Feb 09, , at 08:58, David Bowman wrote:

Are the ants suspended in the middle of the oven cavity, or are they walking on the metallic walls of the oven (which for the microwaves are nodes)? If the latter, their small body size compared to the wavelength protects them from large field intensities.

David Bowman

Yeah!

That was my point, so the little kid is, well, sort of correct.

bc

p.s. The Monterey County Science Faire requires participants to obtain approval for subjects; must read if applies to arthropoda.

Just checked -- only live vertebrates.

References:
- [Phys-l] Why ants survive in a micro wave oven. [Obviously "off list"!]
  - From: Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>
- Re: [Phys-l] Why ants survive in a micro wave oven. [Obviously "off list"!]
  - From: chuck britton <cvbritton@mac.com>
- Re: [Phys-l] Why ants survive in a micro wave oven. [Obviously "off list"!]
  - From: John Mallinckrodt <ajm@csupomona.edu>
- Re: [Phys-l] Why ants survive in a micro wave oven. [Obviously "off list"!]
  - From: David Bowman <David_Bowman@georgetowncollege.edu>

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