Is it normal to be scared of microwave ovens when they're on??

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I get made fun of all the time for this, but I can not STAND to be near a microwave when its on!! It SERIOUSLY creeps me out, like I feel like my skin is crawling and I hate the sound! I'm not really afraid of radiation or anything, I hold my cell phone to my ear and all that... I just always punch in the time and dash away so Im not near when its on! They're fine when they're off. Is it normal??

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Based on 52 votes (18 yes)
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  • ThatCreepyWhiteGuy
    10 years ago

    *turns on microwave*

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  • dappled
    12 years ago

    It's okay to be afraid but they really won't do you any harm. Microwave radiation is non-ionizing. Its energy "packets" aren't strong enough to cause harm. The sun and tanning lamps, however, are more than capable of causing severe damage.

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    • PumpkinKate
      12 years ago

      Well... I know there's nothing to fear in terms of actual damage from them, but I just can't be around one when it's on! I just get irrationally freaked out D:

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      • disthing
        12 years ago

        Me too :)

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  • Avant-Garde
    12 years ago

    I hate them too and I avoid them at all costs. I'm scared of the radiation.

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  • squeallikeasacofpigs
    12 years ago

    Hmm interesting...but more importantly - 'dash away'??? Who dashes anymore? This isint the 1950s!

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    One thing I do know is not to eat the food for at least one minute after you remove it from the microwave. Apparently the water molecules are still moving for one minute after.

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  • Dad
    12 years ago

    I don't think you should stand near the microwave when its on.
    Pretty sure the manual says that too.

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