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Yes. It takes some effort, but it's possible to be harmed by radio waves.
You must be slightly off-kilter to begin with, and then here are a few ways
to do it:
-- Modify your microwave oven so that it can run with the door open. Then
stand in front of it while you pop the corn or heat the leftover meatloaf.
-- Set up your lounge chair, then relax with a drink and a good book. Five feet
in front of a Doppler radar antenna.
-- Take an office job at a popular FM radio station that serves a large geographic
area. Set up your office on a platform mounted on the tower, either at the top, or,
better, between two bays of the transmitting antenna.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes. This is why you will have good radio reception in one room and poor reception in another. Radio waves (like all electromagnetic waves) travel in straight lines and anything that is large enough to act as an obstacle will affect reception and can, ultimately, stop them entirely.
There is another way of stopping radio waves as well: By using a wave that is the mirror opposite (if you generate a wave that has a trough where the other peaks and vice versa) you create destructive interference and can actually neutralize the wave. This is the principal that sound/noise cancelling headphones operate on.
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∙ 15y agoTo the extent that a body can absorb radio waves it can interrupt their passage. In practice you'd have to a pin-point radio source immediately in front of a body in order to ever see this.
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∙ 12y agoon some frequesncies yes on some no unless you put some kind of a receiver
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∙ 15y agoNot without the help of a radio
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What is the difference between radio frequency and audio frequency?
They terms frequency are essentially the same, except radio waves are electromagnetic, and acoustic waves are pressure waves. An audio frequency is a range of frequencies that we can hear, approx up to 20Khz, anything past 20Khz is said to be radio waves
What is the difference between radio waves and sound from a radio?
No, a radio wave is not a mechanical wave. A radio wave is a form of electromagnetic (EM) energy, and it does not require a medium through which to travel like a mechanical wave does. Radio waves can travel through the vacuum of space. Let's contrast that with a mechanical wave.A mechanical wave involves the transfer of mechanical energy into and through a medium. Sound waves (which travel through air) and water waves (which move through water) are mechanical waves. They cannot travel without a medium through which to move.
Sound waves are waves of vibrating what?
Sound waves are waves of vibrations. When you speak, you vibrate a few air molecules, which vibrate and hit other air molecules, then more and more. when the molecules in your ear vibrate, you hear sound. But really, you feel the vibrations. Then why do we say hear, instead of feel? Because we are already used to saying hear. you wouldn't come to your friend and say, "Speak louder! I can't feel you!"
Radio waves carry a blank from a station to your home?
The signal is transmitted by way of electromagnetic radiation, the same type of energy that, within the visible spectrum, makes up light. The signal can maintain an analog profile, or the signal can be transmitted digitally, but the energy form is the same. However it is transmitted, the radio converts the signal to sound by way of the speaker elements to your ear.
What might cause the waves of sound from a radio to increase in intensity?
Try turning the volume knob up! Or move it closer to your ear.
Can a human ear hear ultrasonic waves?
i think we could because we hear the radio
How do human's hear?
Sound Waves are collected by the out ear and channeldeed along the Ear canal to the ear drum,
Can animals hear radio waves?
Generally, Yes. Sonic Waves is a fancy way of saying "sound". Obviously, people cannot hear sounds whose frequency is outside of the human ear's sensitivity, such as bat echolocation, and deaf people cannot hear at all, but most things are within the human ear's capacity to receive and hear.
What is the function of the human ear?
The function of the ear is it allows you to hear. It brings sound waves to the brain and interprets it into words.
How do ears help human hear?
The dish shape of the human ear evolved over millennia to capture sound waves. The protrusions in the dish of the ear direct the sound waves down into the ear canal where they make the tiny bones of the inner ear vibrate. The brain interprets these vibrations as the sounds we hear.
How do you hear sound through the ear?
when you hear things, its really sound waves. the sound waves enter your ear, then it vibrates the ear drum.
Do sound waves exist even if you can't hear them?
Yes, sound waves exist which are not audible to the human ear. Humans can hear sound waves having frequency between 20 - 20,000 Hz. Other all frequencies lie outside our hearing range and are called ultrasonic or supersonic waves.
What is the human ear purpose?
The human ear serves the primary functions of hearing and maintaining balance. It detects sound vibrations and converts them into electrical signals that the brain interprets as sound. Additionally, the ear houses the vestibular system which helps the body maintain equilibrium and spatial orientation.
What fleshy part of the ear helps you hear sound?
gathers sound waves.
What organ in the human body is uded to hear?
The organ used to hear is the ear.
Human ear can hear minimum and maximum?
20
How does the ear hear?
Ears have an important job. They can hear dogs barking, friends whispering, or teachers talking. They hear all kinds of things. All sounds are made by vibration. The back and forth motion spreads out in waves. These waves travel trough the air or a piece of matter until it reaches the ear. The outer part of the ear works as a funnel. It directs the sound into the ear.
