# Curses, Foiled Again!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-foiled-again/330396>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 10, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-foiled-again/330396 "2005-11-10T14:57:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-foiled-again/330396/1 "2005-11-10T14:57:45Z")

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Turns out my tinfoil hat not only offers zero protection, but it’s _helping_ the government monitor my brainwaves :mad:

[http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/](http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/)  
Oooooooh, they’re getting a receiverful right now!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

😛 😃

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-foiled-again/330396/2 "2005-11-10T15:04:15Z")

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Thank Og someone’s willing to take a good hard look at this technology!

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**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-foiled-again/330396/3 "2005-11-10T15:39:54Z")

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Well of corse they didn’t work! The tinfoil must be grounded properly, thats why I always clip wires to the edge and wrap the other end around my shoes.

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**Author:** ![Foaming\_Cleanser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Foaming\_Cleanser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foaming_Cleanser)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-foiled-again/330396/4 "2005-11-10T16:39:37Z")

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_Of corse_ the Illuminati can control u if you ware _alumanum foil_ hat’s its _tinfoil_ hat’s that stop those bastards adn y its inposable to _even get_ tinfoil now, shadow-government heads wil role for the slipup leting that on the net _Showing_ this for Anywon who cna reed. Coast2coast with Goerge Nory even never says it so nory is in on it.

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**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curses-foiled-again/330396/5 "2005-11-10T16:49:39Z")

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> [@Foaming Cleanser](#):
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> _Of corse_ the Illuminati can control u if you ware _alumanum foil_ hat’s its _tinfoil_ hat’s that stop those bastards adn y its inposable to _even get_ tinfoil now, shadow-government heads wil role for the slipup leting that on the net _Showing_ this for Anywon who cna reed. Coast2coast with Goerge Nory even never says it so nory is in on it.

I smell an Ignobel Prize for this research!