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[–] DrDominate@lemmy.world 139 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 47 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wear my tinfoil cap to keep people from socializing with me.

We are not the same.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's what Larry did on Curb!

His hat pushed society away and he loved it.

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So that's how I stop the fridge from reciting random frog facts!

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Do you really want it to stop though?

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's my job!
Did you know that pumpkin toadlets are so tiny that they can't land correctly when they jump?

[–] Enkrod@feddit.de 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes! Did you know that they can't hear their own mating calls?

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[–] 242@lemmy.cafe 121 points 4 months ago (7 children)

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.

[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 110 points 4 months ago (3 children)

You're asking them to think. That's your first mistake.

[–] undefined@links.hackliberty.org 6 points 4 months ago

Maybe they can’t think because of all the mind control. Catch-22

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[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Your teeth are natural mind-control blockers. Dentin is the best radiation-absorber this side of lead paint!

[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago

Lead teeth?

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 24 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] realbadat@programming.dev 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just to add - this "hat" would also likely improve reception.

[–] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 months ago

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.

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 104 points 4 months ago (6 children)

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.

[–] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 49 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

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!

[–] fishbone@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

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.

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[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

There is also steel and gold foil. Neither is great for hats, but they're still options!

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[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 4 months ago

MIT is obviously is trying to trick us into removing our protection!

[–] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)
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[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 102 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I looked her up. I'm pretty sure this is satire judging from the comedic nature of most of her posts.

[–] NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The kids don't have hats. Does she hate her kids??

[–] Fidel_Cashflow@lemmy.ml 59 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Zink@programming.dev 6 points 4 months ago

Insert that photo of a pregnant lady smoking while talking to the news about how something else is making her concerned for her kids.

[–] leaveWitX@lemmy.world 53 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Don’t worry, children are under the control of their parents until they turn 18

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[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 36 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] corus_kt@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

A little mind control in their life builds character

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I thought this was wholesome memes and mom did not conform to society by wearing the crown made for her by the her kid.

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

She could just... wear that tinfoil cap under a normal hat to avoid attracting attention??

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

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!

[–] Sarmyth@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

Mom brain. Judging by the ages of the kids in the image she hasn't slept well for years.

[–] Sorgan71@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago

I feel like between 2-5, every parent would kill for some decent child mind control.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (5 children)

That's not how "POV" works.

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[–] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don’t want to bother checking the original, but it seems like satire to me

[–] jdeath@lemm.ee 14 points 4 months ago

i did the work to validate. it definitely is, lady is pretty funny

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] Bezzelbob@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Wait... wouldn't the tinfoil act as an antenna?

[–] Flipper@feddit.org 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not an antenna, but a parabol dish focusing the waves on a central point.

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[–] Fades@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Morons always procreate and it's been holding back the rest of the human race since the beginning of time.

[–] pip 8 points 4 months ago

Malthus is that you???

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[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

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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