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Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by Robotbeat on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @03:57PM (#24425232)
100mW/cm^2 is the same intensity as sunlight. It's not a ridiculous amount.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by hengheng on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @04:01PM (#24425276)
Skin is quite good at not letting sunlight through, but it's not as good at shielding RF.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by Robotbeat on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @07:21PM (#24427111)
Skin is translucent (at least for certain ethnic backgrounds). The heat gets in.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by the_pwner224 on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @04:37PM (#24425649)
Have you ever gone out on a hot day and stood in the sun? There's a big difference between sun and shade. A head with black hair gets super hot, aside from the general heat you feel.

Another way to say it is 1 kilowatt per square meter. It's a lot of energy. A 1500 watt electric heater can get my entire bedroom quite a bit hotter than with just the central heat running. Put 2/3rds of that energy into your body and there are certainly going to be effects.

Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by Robotbeat on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @07:18PM (#24427085)
Yeah, but I think it's a reasonably safe level for power transmission through corridors where there's not supposed to be any people.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by mikedilger on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @05:51PM (#24426349)
Sunlight is spread-spectrum. This is focused at the frequency that makes water molecules vibrate - which is why we use it for ovens.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by Johnythree on Thursday September 10, 2020 @05:15AM (#24430378)
Microwave ovens are not "focused at the frequency that makes water molecules vibrate".

This is an urban myth.

http://www.schoolphysics.co.uk/age16-19/Wave%20properties/Wa...

Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by anilakar on Thursday September 10, 2020 @04:44AM (#24430205)
Microwave ovens operate at 2.45 GHz because of frequency management issues - we just can't afford to have jammers all around the spectrum. The first water absorption peak is actually at 22ish GHz.
Re:New Zealand is about to test long-range wireless power tr... by Robotbeat on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @07:20PM (#24427106)
Any heat which is absorbed causes water molecules to vibrate. Including sunlight. There's nothing particularly special about being broad vs narrow spectrum in this case.