Metaphysicist
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I have seen alot of talk recently, and it has come to my attention that some people are concerned about microwaving their bud. It seems to be a fear over radiation affecting the bud somehow; I can say, with absolute certainty that microwaves are harmless when used as directed. Now I will tell you why.
I will be starting from the basics, for those who havent taken classes that cover this stuff. (or for those who took them, but were to high to learn anything
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Method of action: A microwave works using a process called dielectric heating. Polar molecules (mainly molecules with asymmetry) have an uneven charge distribution, or in layman's terms, a positive and negative end. Water is the main polar molecule in foods, while there are others, water causes the vast majority of heating.
Now imagine a compass, It only works because the earth gives off a stable magnetic field. That field pushes/pulls the compass into position. Dielectric heating works in a similar way. The water molecules are the compass needle and the microwaves act like the north and south poles. Only there is one key difference. The microwaves are just that, waves. They go up, down, back up, back down. The effect is as if the earths poles switched back and forth, back and forth. The compass would spin. This is what happens to the water molecules, they spin. And as they spin they bump against each other, and the resulting friction generates heat. The thing about microwaves is that as soon as you stop the microwave, heating stops instantly. No residual radiation, no trapped microwaves to escape when you eat your food. That cant happen. So enjoy your microwave, love it, use it.
The water molecules can get very hot, but they do not break apart as claimed by some unreliable websites. They do not form free radicals, and in fact, microwaves cannot generate free radicals. Microwaves are whats known as Non-Ionizing Radiation. This seperates them from things like x-rays, gamma-rays, and light. Microwaves dont carry enough energy to cleave the bonds that hold molecules together.
The heating indirectly caused by microwaves does change the structures of proteins in the food, but guess what! thats the definition of cooking. By destroying certain proteins, many types of harmful organisms are inhibited from growing. This same process occurs in all cooking, but microwaves actually generate fewer carcinogens and toxins than other types of cooking. Cooking in an oven causes browning of foods. While this adds flavor, it also can create certain unhealthy compounds. Microwaves dont cause browning. Because microwaves dont brown food, food that has been cooked in a microwave may taste bland. This has caused some people to blame malevolent chemicals for the problem. But really, microwaves are one of the healthiest ways to cook food!
The same applies to bud! In the grand scheme of things, if you are gonna be cooking your pot or smoking it, microwaves dont even compare.
I hope you guys enjoy this!
I will be starting from the basics, for those who havent taken classes that cover this stuff. (or for those who took them, but were to high to learn anything
)Method of action: A microwave works using a process called dielectric heating. Polar molecules (mainly molecules with asymmetry) have an uneven charge distribution, or in layman's terms, a positive and negative end. Water is the main polar molecule in foods, while there are others, water causes the vast majority of heating.
Now imagine a compass, It only works because the earth gives off a stable magnetic field. That field pushes/pulls the compass into position. Dielectric heating works in a similar way. The water molecules are the compass needle and the microwaves act like the north and south poles. Only there is one key difference. The microwaves are just that, waves. They go up, down, back up, back down. The effect is as if the earths poles switched back and forth, back and forth. The compass would spin. This is what happens to the water molecules, they spin. And as they spin they bump against each other, and the resulting friction generates heat. The thing about microwaves is that as soon as you stop the microwave, heating stops instantly. No residual radiation, no trapped microwaves to escape when you eat your food. That cant happen. So enjoy your microwave, love it, use it.
The water molecules can get very hot, but they do not break apart as claimed by some unreliable websites. They do not form free radicals, and in fact, microwaves cannot generate free radicals. Microwaves are whats known as Non-Ionizing Radiation. This seperates them from things like x-rays, gamma-rays, and light. Microwaves dont carry enough energy to cleave the bonds that hold molecules together.
The heating indirectly caused by microwaves does change the structures of proteins in the food, but guess what! thats the definition of cooking. By destroying certain proteins, many types of harmful organisms are inhibited from growing. This same process occurs in all cooking, but microwaves actually generate fewer carcinogens and toxins than other types of cooking. Cooking in an oven causes browning of foods. While this adds flavor, it also can create certain unhealthy compounds. Microwaves dont cause browning. Because microwaves dont brown food, food that has been cooked in a microwave may taste bland. This has caused some people to blame malevolent chemicals for the problem. But really, microwaves are one of the healthiest ways to cook food!
The same applies to bud! In the grand scheme of things, if you are gonna be cooking your pot or smoking it, microwaves dont even compare.
I hope you guys enjoy this!
