Summary: such as x rays or gamma rays that can damage cells in the human body Microwaves do not have enough energy to damage cells but they can cause burns in human skin and tissue The reason that microwaves do not escape from a microwave oven is that the oven itself is a Faraday cage A Faraday cage contains electromagnetic waves and does not let them escape The
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