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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: Darksheare; phantomworker
61
posted on
02/13/2006 5:58:46 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(John McCain sings the hits..... Now, that's funny right there.)
To: phantomworker
Nope, no lasers laying around, let aloe large high power ones.
62
posted on
02/13/2006 5:59:19 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: Dashing Dasher; phantomworker
63
posted on
02/13/2006 5:59:38 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: Dashing Dasher
Hubby says about you, "She ain't right, but at least she can git 'er dun."
64
posted on
02/13/2006 6:01:10 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: peacebaby
LOL!!!
I think he likes me!
;-)
65
posted on
02/13/2006 6:02:01 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(John McCain sings the hits..... Now, that's funny right there.)
To: Darksheare; Chanticleer
You're right. It was your Million dollar idea to start with. Sounded good except where would the popcorn actually pop if you wore the tin foil cap? The house sounded better... That is actually really funny!
66
posted on
02/13/2006 6:02:05 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: Dashing Dasher; Darksheare
If you removed the bottom carefully, that could double as a hat. And the grease left over could be a great hair conditioner.
67
posted on
02/13/2006 6:04:31 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: phantomworker; Darksheare; peacebaby; Dashing Dasher
I think the movie is hilarious.
It will work, but we need tools, we need time!
Oh, and the laser (which used frozen bromide in an argon matrix from what I recall -- sounds like your area, phantomworker) was shot from space. Think Dasher's plane would do?
Peacebaby, do you have a big shiny convex mirror?
I can bring the Reynold's Wrap!
68
posted on
02/13/2006 6:07:54 PM PST
by
Chanticleer
(May you be gruntled and combobulated in 2006.)
To: baldeagle390
That's why I wear mine 24 hours a day, don't want them seeing my dreams!
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
69
posted on
02/13/2006 6:10:49 PM PST
by
bray
(GW protects Americans while DinocRats protect Al Queda)
To: Chanticleer
do I have a shiny convex mirrow? No, but I can take the one in my dining room and have my husband melt it into convex. Will that do?
70
posted on
02/13/2006 6:13:18 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: Chanticleer; phantomworker; Darksheare; peacebaby
WAIT!!!
How's bringing the beer!?
Nevermind....
71
posted on
02/13/2006 6:13:35 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(John McCain sings the hits..... Now, that's funny right there.)
To: Chanticleer; phantomworker; peacebaby; Dashing Dasher
I'm still thinking megawatt mazer.. But that's my personal fascination with mazers.
72
posted on
02/13/2006 6:14:35 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: Chanticleer; Darksheare; peacebaby; Dashing Dasher
You know how to rally a crew, Chanti! We could mount a 500 megawatt laser on Dasher's nose, but could she carry 100 Tons of chemicals in the rear?
Let's go!
Who's bringing the popcorn?
73
posted on
02/13/2006 6:14:39 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: Dashing Dasher
74
posted on
02/13/2006 6:14:44 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: Dashing Dasher
LOL! Yeah, let's take a break before we get too much further...
75
posted on
02/13/2006 6:16:28 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: peacebaby
76
posted on
02/13/2006 6:17:35 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: Darksheare
Well, don't know what a mazer is, but let me apply my higher learning.
Megawatt means a really big watt -- that's a lot of power.
Mazer rhymes with laser -- sounds reasonable to me. Bring it!
77
posted on
02/13/2006 6:18:01 PM PST
by
Chanticleer
(May you be gruntled and combobulated in 2006.)
To: peacebaby
78
posted on
02/13/2006 6:19:13 PM PST
by
Chanticleer
(May you be gruntled and combobulated in 2006.)
To: phantomworker; Dashing Dasher
"You know how to rally a crew, Chanti! We could mount a 500 megawatt laser on Dasher's nose, but could she carry 100 Tons of chemicals in the rear? "
"Maybe helium will help lighten the rear load."
per peacebaby's husband
79
posted on
02/13/2006 6:19:20 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: baldeagle390
I wear a tin foil jockstrap to prevent my body acting like a beacon when I am looking at pictures of Monica Belucci. Better safe than sorry.
80
posted on
02/13/2006 6:19:24 PM PST
by
Casloy
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