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Offline TheBilgeRat

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Re: Tin Foil
« on: May 03, 2011, 07:37:43 PM »
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Does tin foil block anything? Can it be used to shield cables or is it all just a big collective myth / assumption?

I see tin foil like stuff inside cables, but it has some different qualities too, kinda plastic and light. Or is something different all together?

It sure works good keeping the top of my turkey from burning :lol:
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2011, 07:40:54 PM »
It keeps the aliens from reading my thoughts...
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2011, 07:55:10 PM »
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Ok, well after some amusing youtube videos, and Wikipedia, there is merit to
using it to block radio frequencies. And microwaves too. Um, not so much on the nuclear radiation.

It'll stop alpha and beta particles, but considering 3 feet of earth doesn't stop all gamma radiation from reaching you...
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