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A link to the CDN-served file directly, if anyone wants it: https://video.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xlt1/v/t42.1790-2/12709279... Not the prettiest thing, but there you have it.
The guaranteed way to do this is just to grab and use youtube-dl. It supports almost everything nowadays, and it's where all the updates and maintenance goes. Passing the OP URL got me a copy of the video perfectly.
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Yep, I have a RF burns on 2 of my finger tips that I sustained between 5 and 10 years ago... They are dead little bits of flesh. Discolored a deep yellow, there is no feeling left and they feel, I guess I'd describe it as, quasi-numb when touched. I was an embedded engineer at an RF company and it sort of comes with the territory. We had technicians who had lasted 4+ decades in RF (same company, actually) with scars…
What was the power level? We do a lot of RF stuff here and it would be good to know that we're safe.
I was burned by ~300W in the specific cases I mentioned. I think it probably classifies as second-degree burns and (because I was young and dumb) I never did anything to help prevent scarring or heal the tissue besides basic first-aid. Safety first, everything else is secondary.
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there is. it's very, very noticeable on micro wave towers. the drum like cover on microwave antennas is just a lame regulation to try to save birds. they still die just by passing by. the building were i lived had one that required constant "maintenance" (dead bird cleaning)
I have never seen this, and I work with microwave towers nearly every day. The 'drum like cover' is called a radome, and it's primary purpose is to reduce the wind loading of the microwave dish. It also serves to protect the usually sensitive feedhorn inside the dish, keep out bird nests, ice, water, etc... The common cause of bird deaths around radio towers is collision, not RF energy. In Florida it is very common t…