From: John Cuccia 

On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 18:35:53 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"Frank Haber"  wrote in message
>news:42dfb159{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>> What is the penetration of "microwaves" over 50GHz, by
spectrum class, on
>> flesh?  Presumably 95GHz was chosen for maximum pain, which means it cooks
>at
>> a depth just at the back of the cornea.  Yummy.
>
>As I understand it, penetration is a millimeter or two of skin.

Leaving at least 2nd, maybe 3rd degree burns:
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/IgorFridman.shtml
The skin varies in thickness from 0.5 mm on the eyelids to 4 mm or more on
the palms and soles.

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