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Can tinfoil hats actually prevent the government from reading your thoughts?
Popular Science Magazine, March 2006, page 80-82
| March, 2006
| Amanda MacMillan
Posted on 02/13/2006 3:57:34 PM PST by baldeagle390
Inspired by fringe beliefs that invasive radio signals can probe a citizens' thoughts and that wearing foil on your head may fend them off, an experiment by four Ph.D candidates found that certain frequencies-owned by the Feds naturally-are actually enhanced by such "protection."
Overall, the foil effectively weakend radio waves by up to 10 decibels over most of the frequency spectrum (there were no significant differences among helmet shapes). But at 1.2 and 2.6 GHz-which fall within the band reserved for government satellites, GPS systems and mobile-phone corporations-passage through the foil amplified these waves by 20-30 decibels.
TOPICS: Conspiracy; Humor; UFO's
KEYWORDS: darkshearesfault; moonbats; tinfoilhats
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To: peacebaby
Apparently she believes it is!
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:29:37 PM PST
by
Chanticleer
(May you be gruntled and combobulated in 2006.)
To: Dashing Dasher; peacebaby
42
posted on
02/13/2006 5:31:00 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: phantomworker
well, you're welcome...
being on the cusp of taurus and gemini, I know.
:`)
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:32:05 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: phantomworker
44
posted on
02/13/2006 5:32:26 PM PST
by
Chanticleer
(May you be gruntled and combobulated in 2006.)
To: Chanticleer
45
posted on
02/13/2006 5:35:06 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: phantomworker
that link isn't working...
or maybe it's me who's not working here... .
It's 5 oclock somewhere. :`)
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:36:03 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick
To: Chanticleer
Oh, how cute. My first Valentine this year (And probably my only one. LOL!)
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:37:28 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: peacebaby
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:40:35 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: Blackirish; Jersey Republican Biker Chick
OMG, people are starting to capitalize on the idea! So it is really true then!
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:44:07 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: Darksheare
Largest popcorn foil bag ever... We should capitalize on that. Get in on the ground floor! I'll invest in the popcorn and tin foil and you could supply the microwaves. What you say?
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:46:41 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: phantomworker
Megawatt mazer and a giant popcorn foil bag..
I sense a bad idea.
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:48:49 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: phantomworker
Well, thank you very much for that entertainment... I've never understood that phrase.
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:49:37 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: phantomworker; Darksheare
Ever see the movie Real Genius? They turn someone's house into a giant Jiffy Pop. They had a big laser, though, instead of a bunch of microwaves. Got one of those?
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:49:43 PM PST
by
Chanticleer
(May you be gruntled and combobulated in 2006.)
To: Chanticleer; phantomworker
I remember the movie, yes.
Have a giant laser?
No.
Wish I did though.
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:51:28 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: Darksheare
Well, they said that pigs couldn't fly either... oh, wait, they don't.
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:52:06 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: baldeagle390
...What's that strange ringing in my ears???
UJ, Co-Host -
The "Talkin' Maine Show" - WLOB Radio, Portland ME
Sat. Mornings 6-10
1310 AM, 96.3FM
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:52:37 PM PST
by
Uncle Jaque
(Club Freedom; Dues: Vigilance.)
To: phantomworker
LOL.
I still sense a bad idea.
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:52:44 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: peacebaby
It's a spoof off some poorly translated video games. My kids showed it to me, and it just cracks me up. Some people get really irritated by it. But I've spent so much money on video games, it is a comic relief.
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:54:06 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: Chanticleer; Darksheare
Sounds like a funny movie. Darks might have some lasers laying around that we could use?
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posted on
02/13/2006 5:56:59 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
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