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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
Will helium balloons work?
81
posted on
02/13/2006 6:20:08 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: Casloy
Most people where tin foil on their heads.
:`)
82
posted on
02/13/2006 6:22:04 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: peacebaby; phantomworker; Chanticleer; Darksheare
"Maybe helium will help lighten the rear load." And will enable us to sing like Alvin and the Chipmunks.
83
posted on
02/13/2006 6:22:53 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(John McCain sings the hits..... Now, that's funny right there.)
To: phantomworker; Dashing Dasher; peacebaby; Darksheare
Oh, alright. It's getting close to my bedtime, anyway. Puppy keeps waking me up at 4 a.m.
Maybe we could do the Giant Jiffy Pop at the Great FReeper Chili Cookoff ... that would give us time to plan!
Goodnight, All! 
84
posted on
02/13/2006 6:23:14 PM PST
by
Chanticleer
(May you be gruntled and combobulated in 2006.)
To: Chanticleer
85
posted on
02/13/2006 6:24:08 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(John McCain sings the hits..... Now, that's funny right there.)
To: phantomworker; Dashing Dasher
only the tubular ones will - you know, the ones you can twist into funny shapes.
86
posted on
02/13/2006 6:24:11 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: Dashing Dasher; peacebaby; Chanticleer; Darksheare
I am literally crying here! That is so funny.
87
posted on
02/13/2006 6:24:44 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: Chanticleer
That was fun! "Puppy keeps waking me up at 4 a.m." And we know what happens if you don't let puppy out!
Good night...
88
posted on
02/13/2006 6:27:05 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: peacebaby
Well, I have a particularly big problem:) (I wish)
89
posted on
02/13/2006 6:27:11 PM PST
by
Casloy
To: phantomworker; Dashing Dasher; Chanticleer; Darksheare
I've got to get my beauty rest...good night, all.
This was fun. thanks phantomworker.
90
posted on
02/13/2006 6:27:20 PM PST
by
peacebaby
(I'm fixin' to think about beginning to start to get ready to work)
To: Chanticleer
Mazer is a microwave laser.
Originally Laser was light amplified whatsits doohickey acronym, and radio lasers were termed rasers, and UV lasers were UVasers, phased lasers were phasers and such.
Eventually the only term that stuck was Laser.
*shrugs*
I dunno why.
But a megawatt mazer would be quite a thing to behold, or not behold actually as it would be invisible until it hit something.
91
posted on
02/13/2006 6:27:57 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: Dashing Dasher; peacebaby; phantomworker; Chanticleer
Considering I can't sing, that would be an improvement!
92
posted on
02/13/2006 6:28:36 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: Chanticleer
Goodnight, have a great evening.
93
posted on
02/13/2006 6:28:56 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
To: Casloy; Maximus of Texas; PaulaB; tuffydoodle
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.Max!
You never told us that your brother was on FR!
94
posted on
02/13/2006 6:30:23 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(John McCain sings the hits..... Now, that's funny right there.)
To: peacebaby; Dashing Dasher
only the tubular ones will - you know, the ones you can twist into funny shapes. Dasher, can you give us some idea of the adjusted MTOW (Max Take-off Weight), so we could figure out how many tubular balloons to buy, and any preference for shape? Wonder how much helium we'll need?
95
posted on
02/13/2006 6:31:07 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: Darksheare
Mazer... Jiffy Pop...
Makes me think of
96
posted on
02/13/2006 6:33:46 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(John McCain sings the hits..... Now, that's funny right there.)
To: peacebaby
That was funny... thank you! We'd all make a great team.
Goodnight!
97
posted on
02/13/2006 6:34:03 PM PST
by
phantomworker
("Ah Dam Bubba now what ya gonna do with all them hoods?" [reprinted with permission from the author])
To: phantomworker; peacebaby
We'll need a bigger plane...
This might work...
98
posted on
02/13/2006 6:36:25 PM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
(John McCain sings the hits..... Now, that's funny right there.)
To: Dashing Dasher; Darksheare
Wow! Val Kilmer? Is that the house full of popcorn? How do you get all those great pictures!! LOL!
99
posted on
02/13/2006 6:38:05 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
100
posted on
02/13/2006 6:38:25 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Aim low! They got knees!)
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