Silicon Valley S01E07 Proof of Concept1
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A two-minute clip from Silicon Valley season 1, episode 7 featuring the human heater idea that is rejected in a startup competition scene.
HN uses it mostly as a joke or to point out that the human heater idea comes from the sitcom.
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So they're using low to medium energy microwaves to power devices? Well if anyone doesn't buy that they can always try and sell it as a heater [1]. [1] [VIDEO]
Indeed [VIDEO] Microwave frequencies used in ovens would be dangerous because they can penetrate deep in the body and heat internal tissues, but in the EHF range microwave heating could be safe. See for instance [LINK] With all that said, what I had in mind is in the far less scary and far more prosaic near-infrared range.
The “human heater” was literally a mock idea for a competition in the sitcom Silicon Valley. The jury canned it. [VIDEO]