Why Tinfoil Hats Don’t Work

You might have seen the newspaper reports last fall about this experiment. Here's how it was done.

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Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 27, 2009
Category: Eccentrics | Science | Experiments | Psychology | Technology

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WARNING! Government misinformation is being disseminated here! Keep your helmets securely fastened!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/27/09 at 12:28 PM

This is all propaganda. Everyone knows it's not the government that is reading your mind, it's the ALIENS, people. The ALIENS from OUTER SPACE read your mind and control you.

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The government implants chips under your skin so they can track your every move. Duh!

Posted by vegas_girl in Vegas Baby!! on 03/27/09 at 01:22 PM

Hadn't people already discovered that aluminum foil can help with TV reception?

Posted by jswolf19 in Japan on 03/28/09 at 08:36 AM

That woman is way too damned perky. It's a news story about tinfoil hats and she's going on like they've discovered the cure for cancer. As if. Everyone knows you need Teflon hats for that.

Posted by Nethie on 03/28/09 at 08:08 PM

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