Okay, here's a weird one for the group: Radio waves are the same as light
waves, except they're not in the visible spectrum, right?

Here's why it matters: As we were departing from Muscatine, IA today (a
beautiful day to fly in the Midwest, BTW -- clear and warm) after a great
lunch, my gaze fell on their on-field VOR transmitter. Focusing closely on
the "Hershey's Kiss"-shaped structure (with my new glasses -- wow, what a
difference a new prescription makes!), I wondered aloud if the lens in my
eye was at that moment focusing powerful radio waves onto my retina.

Mary, a scientist with a strong physics background, was not sure if radio
waves behaved the same as light waves.

I've never heard of anyone frying their retinas by looking at a radio
transmitter, but this begs the question: Can the lens in your eye focus
radio waves?

If not, why not?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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