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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

Well, wifi is in the microwave frequency band, and we're mostly water...

Frankly I'm surprised this isn't a more common phenomenon.

You can actually cook with much lower frequencies than those used in the typical microwave oven. In fact, RF ovens are far superior to microwave ovens and are set to replace them, once the technology matures and becomes more affordable:
https://www.mwrf.com/community/rf-en...inally-cooking





As for WiFi affecting humans, there's a simple test to check if you're affected: Have someone turn the source of transmission on/off randomly and make a note of when you feel any ill-effects. As far as I know, nobody has been able to reliably demonstrate that the ill-effects they feel coincide with WiFi transmissions. Ideally of course, you would need to conduct the test in a Faraday cage, since our modern environment is full radio waves, some of which are several orders of magnitudes greater than the humble WiFi access point. Even natural phenomena, such as cosmic microwave background radiation, will probably be present at higher energy levels than WiFi in some conditions.

Whether radio/micro-waves pose a risk is all about power and proximity really. WiFi power levels are very low (typically less than a tenth of a Watt) and, in most cases, routers and access points are likely to be several metres away at least. The transmission power levels changes very little from one WiFi router/access point to another (they're restricted by strict regulations), so it's usually the technology (eg MIMO) and operational bandwidths and frequencies that make some devices seem more 'powerful'. In fact, you're more likely to be affected by the WiFi transmissions from the device you're operating (laptop, mobile, etc) than your router's WiFi transmissions because they're typically operated at relatively close proximity. But even a few inches away, WiFi transmissions are just too weak to be the likely cause of any ill-effects.