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I propose a new type of household heater. Working the same way as a Microwave oven. You will be able to warm the people in the house with no fire danger. I am unsure that it would be safe but it would be really cheap to heat.
No problem...except for blindness
http://www.naturals...les/microwaves.html
[ldischler, Oct 04 2004]
The history of the microwave:
http://www.gallawa....rotech/history.html
Dr. Percy Spencer "baked" this 58 years ago. [Amos Kito, Oct 04 2004]
Central Heating Of The Future
http://www.wired.co...01/pain-beam-centr/
[xaviergisz, Dec 04 2009]
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Is it safe to assume that this is essentially a microwave oven with a set of plastic heat exchanger coils running through the cooking area to heat the water? Interesting concept. I have no idea if this would be any more efficient than ordinary resistive electrical heat, but bun for the concept. |
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A prototype would not be difficult to build, either. Who wants to try it? |
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I think he means to heat people directly. |
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...and take that foil hat off! |
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er. radiation + people is not a good equation. |
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People with tooth fillings will spark at the mouth although now I've written that, I'm unsure if that's a negative point. |
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er. radiation + people = bad equation is a good equation. |
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Actually, radiation + people = eyesight.
Infrared radiation + people = warmth
(i.e., quartz heater). Microwaves +
people = fishbone. |
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I was thinking about a microwave space heater and figured someone must have done one here. And Walla - here it is. Heat wet things, not dry things. I bet that at a distance there would not be that many sparks off of metal but given that I have no idea why that occurs in the oven, it might occur in the living room. |
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I'm certain this would work as a free-standing heater insofar as:
1) people are mostly water, and
2) you're not giving off so much radiation as to boil them. |
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The downside is you're heating the person, not the environment. What does that mean for the rest of the house? Also, small pets might experience...side effects. |
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I'm unsure if it would be more efficient or not. Will the walls of a typical home reflect microwaves? |
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// Also, small pets might experience...side effects// Bun. |
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//more efficient than ordinary resistive electrical heat// |
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Resistor-based electrical heat is essentially 100% efficient in turning electrical energy into heat, so it's hard to improve upon. Any routing through additional stages (E > uwave > heat) will just spread the heat around, generally wasting some. |
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Direct radiant heating is more effective in placing heat where you want it. |
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But direct radiant heating is tough on the piano. |
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