By Cecil Adams via The Straight Dope
Dear Cecil:
Some people believe that wearing a tinfoil helmet will protect them from mind control rays (or other forms of secret coercion). But if their intent is to create a “Faraday cage” to protect the brain from intrusive electromagnetic rays, wouldn’t it be more effective to use something a little more solid — say, an infantry helmet? And even then, wouldn’t it have to be grounded to work? Admittedly, looking for logical consistency in a conspiracy theory isn’t the wisest thing in the world, but usually they have a semblance of internal coherence.
A lot of people probably think helmets to ward off mind control rays were invented by some smart-ass having a little fun with the feebs. Uh-uh. Check out the detailed instructions for creating your own helmet (using metal window-screen mesh) at http://multistalkervictims.org/mcf/starshld.htm (Archived here – PDF).
“What I did was make a hood like you see on a hooded sweatshirt,” inventor Leia Jessira Starfire writes, “and to make this thing look ‘natural’ you can actually attach this hood to a sweatshirt so that you don’t stand out like a sore thumb and look like a dork. The more odd we look the easier it is for others to justify their claims that we are just a bunch of loonies making this all up. Even if we do have miles of evidence and X-ray proof. I also put a drawstring under this as well to cinch the back down because this is the important area where most transmitter/receivers seem to be.” One more thing: “Duct tape — very important.“
Ms. Starfire says the shield works. “For me this has been such a relief. As for the telepaths, I have learned to recognize them and ignore them and without their transmitters to force me to acknowledge them and force me to open up to them I can keep all the voices out because of the [radio frequency] shield hood!!!”
See, scoffers? It works. Every bit as effective as homeopathic pills. Still, you have to wonder whether this is truly a cost-effective solution. As Straight Dope Science Advisory Board stalwart Jill notes, “I just ignore the telepaths. The worst thing you can do is block them and piss them off. When it gets to be too much, I put my fingers in my ears and sing, ‘FLINTSTONES, MEET THE FLINTSTONES.’”
Moreover, from an engineering standpoint, the Starfire shield frankly bites. What these people need is professional help.
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I heard those tin foil helmets effectively block all radio waves transmitted from the planet Zender.
If you’re a musician, you have the added benefit of your tin foil helmet blocking transmissions from the planet Fender!!! Baaa Haaa! Okay, an absolutely horrid joke. I couldn’t resist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqnjhJWlEVc
It kind of fits the occasion.
Ha! Perfect! I always thought the tinfoil hat joke was just that … a joke. There REALLY are people out there who think they need to protect their brain from government mind control. Crazy stuff!
Quite serious. The first person I ever saw that alleged having contact with a UFO did in fact believe that anything metallic placed over the head would give protection, as that had been touted in the 1950s and 1960s. By the 1980s, only a few diehard people held onto that notion.
I hope you do not mind my posting to many of the articles or making replies. I did think the photo I entitled or “tattooed” as, “Waiting for word from Ground Control”, is appropriate. I laughed so hard when I saw that, I had to wipe tears from my eyes three times. Fantastic!
The song that I linked, was removed from all of the radio stations in America because it upset too many people and caused a flap in the mid-1960s and again in the late 1970s when a DJ simply started playing it on the airwaves again. I always loved it.
When I interviewed people regarding UFO reports, it was done as a “We got the perfect guy for this” moment from my bosses because if you look at my face, I still have steamer trunks under my eyes rather than bags, and I’ve seen just about everything life has to offer up. The tables were turned when I got “into” the interviews, making them high comedy at the same time taking reports. I then filed Official Intelligence Reports, that the Brass said, “He’s kidding, right?”, and it put my bosses on the spot. I left out the part about wearing a foil covered hardhat, 3-D glasses, and an orange Afro wig.
They did know that I looked forward to the interview and watched hours of Groucho Marx’ television programs.
A few entertaining and provocative video productions for amusement:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8MJ7wlPE2E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFNO2sSW-mU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=MbWsxCQMBa8&NR=1
No learned discussion of the subject would be complete without these priceless gems.
That guy, Scott Dunbar is really good. That second video is odd on one hand and entertaining on the other. The third one was a bit too long for me to sit through, but i did get far enough to see the guy sitting the bathroom wearing his tinfoil hat. Where so you find these things?
The Mother Ship beamed me the info. :O
The first song is, “Tin Foil Hat”.
The second, is cute in its production.
The third, is way too long, as I did view it, and remains very weird.
Did Scorp show you the photo? I cannot get it from my email into my photo file, I do not know how to do that. The picture is amusing, and thought provoking.
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