You wear a tinfoil cap to keep the radio waves from controlling your brain.
I wear a tinfoil cap to keep my brain's waves from interfering with nearby electronics.
We are not the same.
I wear my tinfoil cap to keep people from socializing with me.
We are not the same.
That's what Larry did on Curb!
His hat pushed society away and he loved it.
So that's how I stop the fridge from reciting random frog facts!
Do you really want it to stop though?
It's my job!
Did you know that pumpkin toadlets are so tiny that they can't land correctly when they jump?
So let's assume that radio waves can control your mind and that tinfoil can stop the radio waves... what good is covering just the top of your head? Couldn't the radio waves strike the mind from a lower angle? This defense is basically useless.
You're asking them to think. That's your first mistake.
Maybe they can’t think because of all the mind control. Catch-22
Your teeth are natural mind-control blockers. Dentin is the best radiation-absorber this side of lead paint!
I took some antenna theory courses back in the day and yes, you are correct. Some frequencies reflect off the upper atmosphere so there would be a longer effective range at higher incident angles (going into the top of the head) but it wouldn't completely block radio waves. Going from memory, the wavelengths that reflect off the upper atmosphere are long enough that a tin foil hat wouldn't cause much interference anyways.
TLDR: Fashionable, but not practical.
Just to add - this "hat" would also likely improve reception.
Certainly could if it had good contact. If it was air gapped (held up by hair), it could be an effective barrier for shorter wavelengths.
people who seriously think stuff like that is real don't subscribe to the same model of reality as we do, they just merrily invent models to describe things in whatever way enables their delusions.
they don't think of radio as anything so fancy as waves or particles, it's just a nebulous concept that works however they need it to for them to justify their insane beliefs.
Someone did a study at MIT about tin foil hats, and found that not only do they not screen radio interference, in some cases, can actually magnify them.
Conclusion: The helmets amplify frequency bands that coincide with those allocated to the US government between 1.2 Ghz and 1.4 Ghz. According to the FCC, These bands are supposedly reserved for ''radio location'' (ie, GPS), and other communications with satellites (see, for example, [3]). The 2.6 Ghz band coincides with mobile phone technology. Though not affiliated by government, these bands are at the hands of multinational corporations. It requires no stretch of the imagination to conclude that the current helmet craze is likely to have been propagated by the Government, possibly with the involvement of the FCC. We hope this report will encourage the paranoid community to develop improved helmet designs to avoid falling prey to these shortcomings.
So tinfoil hats are pushed by the mind-controllers, and those that are persuaded by this weak signal start wearing them to receive the signal more strongly and be mind-controlled more thoroughly
Exactly what the mind controllers want you to think. They want you to think they don't work, but I know, I know the truth!
Correction: someone did a study at MIT about aluminum helmets, not tin foil hats. The important distinction being aluminum vs. tin.
Word to the wise: Only buy tin for your protective day wear, as it hasn't been proven ineffective at blocking radio waves by MIT, unlike aluminum. Stay safe out there!
Quick addendum: This is a bit. Don't come after me, Big Aluminum.
aluminum vs. tin
isnt most if not all tinfoilj just aluminum foil these days? It's one of the legacy terms that nobody really uses correctly anymore.
There is also steel and gold foil. Neither is great for hats, but they're still options!
MIT is obviously is trying to trick us into removing our protection!
Duh. Everybody knows the only thing that works is Velostat. You cannot use any other material.
I looked her up. I'm pretty sure this is satire judging from the comedic nature of most of her posts.
thinks mind controlling radio waves are a legitimate threat that needs to be protected against
doesn't take steps to also protect their young children from that danger
classic
Insert that photo of a pregnant lady smoking while talking to the news about how something else is making her concerned for her kids.
Don’t worry, children are under the control of their parents until they turn 18
Honestly, the first thing that came to mind when I saw the picture was that her son made her a crown, and she was proudly rockin' it.
I mean that's probably what happened but you can't get insta likes without a wacky ass story
A little mind control in their life builds character
I thought this was wholesome memes and mom did not conform to society by wearing the crown made for her by the her kid.
She could just... wear that tinfoil cap under a normal hat to avoid attracting attention??
But then it isn't performative conservatism, and therefore is unmonetizable by the algorithm due to lack of engagement! And you gotta feed that 'rithm!
I feel like between 2-5, every parent would kill for some decent child mind control.
Mom brain. Judging by the ages of the kids in the image she hasn't slept well for years.
I don’t want to bother checking the original, but it seems like satire to me
i did the work to validate. it definitely is, lady is pretty funny
I'm waiting for the day someone wears a tinfoil hat specifically to protect only their head from beta radiation from something stupid like a pile of slightly radioactive rocks from a mine.
It would just be so funny to demonstrate an actual use, but not care about covering the test of your body lol.
Wait... wouldn't the tinfoil act as an antenna?
Not an antenna, but a parabol dish focusing the waves on a central point.
Morons always procreate and it's been holding back the rest of the human race since the beginning of time.
Malthus is that you???
The tin foil isn't protecting her from the mind control chemicals in all that makeup.
The babies have evolved past tin foil
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