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Tin Foil
« on: May 03, 2011, 07:35:51 PM »
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?
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #1 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 #2 on: May 03, 2011, 07:38:23 PM »
It block the waves from the MEGA-FAST RAMS that's causing your Delfina to crash.
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2011, 07:40:54 PM »
It keeps the aliens from reading my thoughts...
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2011, 07:50:49 PM »
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.
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2011, 07:52:18 PM »
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It keeps the aliens from reading my thoughts...


yeah but then your thoughts start bouncing around your head.. so there is no room for new ones!
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #6 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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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2011, 08:37:55 PM »
I was going to say, but TheBilgeRat beat me to it...


...wear it on your head, most Amiga users do now a days!
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #8 on: May 04, 2011, 10:24:18 AM »
If the foil is earthed it will shield cables for sure.
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #9 on: May 04, 2011, 02:42:54 PM »
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It keeps the aliens from reading my thoughts...


Foolish Earthling.. We read your thoughts by using the Schwartzchild proton singular harmonic holographic field induction method. You cannot stop us!
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2011, 04:07:57 PM »
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If the foil is earthed it will shield cables for sure.


it doesn't have to be earthed.
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2011, 04:17:32 PM »
... But grounding it will make it much more effective.
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2011, 04:21:15 PM »
Does one of these tin foil hats block out all the over inflated egos and high and mighty morals and general BS that certain whahoos on this site post... :)

If so I'm gonna make one right now... :)
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #13 on: May 04, 2011, 04:27:16 PM »
@Franko

perhaps, but you might need to connect it with monster cables to tin foil pants for full experience, and extra probing protection..
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Re: Tin Foil
« Reply #14 on: May 04, 2011, 04:34:23 PM »
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@Franko

perhaps, but you might need to connect it with monster cables to tin foil pants for full experience, and extra probing protection..


Well right now I don't have any fresh Tin foil and the hat I've just made was taken from a roast chicken I cooked on Sunday, it doesn't seem to be blocking out any signals but the cold chicken grease and fat thats dripping in me eyes is starting to block out the posts I'm trying to read... :)
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