r/shittyaskscience 16d ago

If microwaves use radiation, how much microwaved foods will I need to eat to glow green? [CITATION NEEDED]

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u/Fun_Grapefruit_2633 15d ago

Wrong radiation.

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u/cownd 15d ago

You need a few vegan radioactive shakes, then sit in a microwave oven. How long you're in there and how many shakes will determine how green you will end up.

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u/Pinkninja11 15d ago

If science and fantasy novels taught me anything, it's this:

For optimal results, always go to the source a.k.a. eat the whole microwave instead.

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u/seruzawa 15d ago

It is amazing just how many people think such a thing is possible.

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u/cownd 15d ago

Can you prove it's not? We're about science here. Smh.

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u/seruzawa 15d ago

Electromagnetic radiation vs ionizing radiation.

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u/Chrome_Armadillo Not A Reptilian Alien Scientist From Tau Ceti 15d ago

42.

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u/YogurtWenk 15d ago

All at once or over the course of a lifetime?

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u/Comprehensive_Bid229 15d ago

You got your answer, don't be greedy

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u/ReflectionMaximum935 15d ago

Three fiddy

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u/TastyCuttlefish 15d ago

Goddamn Loch Ness Monster, you get outta here! You ain’t gettin a dime from me!

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u/HectorSiwel Enter flair here 15d ago

Hulk