# New study about foil helmets **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 16, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348 "2005-11-16T17:51:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/1 "2005-11-16T17:51:35Z")
For folks who wear foil hats to ward off government mind-control rays, here’s a chilling study. You may be making it worse. [http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/](http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/) :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/2 "2005-11-16T17:55:25Z")
> [@AskNott](#): > > For folks who wear foil hats to ward off government mind-control rays, here’s a chilling study. You may be making it worse. > [http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/](http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/) > :dubious: How do we know these studies are even scientifically valid? :dubious: Regardless, I’m running out right now to buy stock in Reynolds Wrap. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/3 "2005-11-16T18:01:41Z")
Bah! This type of disinformation is typical of The Government hen They grow desperate. It is clearly a ruse to disuade key individuals from barring their minds from Governmental manipulation. First of all it should be noted that this internet article is inaccessible to those most likely to be actively shielding their minds. The foil knights shun computers, and do not trust published information. The Government have managed to precisely MISS their intended audience! Secondly, the “experiment” makes no mention of condiment adjuncts as an enhancement to the protective device. Debunking the efficacy of a plain sheet of foil is comparable to saying the internal combustion engine isa hoax simply because you did not add gasoline. Thirdly, the volume of foil employed for each device far exceeds that which is recommended for optimum protection. It is fairly well-known that “more” is not necessarily “better.” In sooth, the device is optimally concealed by a knit cap. I expect we should see this article in Snopes before long. ---
**Author:** ![Leviosaurus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Leviosaurus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leviosaurus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/4 "2005-11-16T18:11:38Z")
Hmmm, if the foil hats actually amplify the government’s ability to read your mind, then perhaps the best bet would be to take advantage of this characteristic. You could use the amplification feature to set up some sort of jamming process by amplifying a signal nearby your head, thereby overriding the ability to read your mind. Foil hat types could wrap the foil around their ass, for example. Of course, they’d have to pull their heads out first… ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/5 "2005-11-16T18:30:02Z")
An earlier related thread:[Curses, Foiled Again!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344104) ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/6 "2005-11-16T18:33:02Z")
[And Another](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344262) ---
**Author:** ![Glassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/7 "2005-11-17T00:16:59Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > Secondly, the “experiment” makes no mention of condiment adjuncts as an enhancement to the protective device… Condiment adjuncts? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2005, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/8 "2005-11-17T00:38:10Z")
Well…yeah! Ketchup, mayo, etc. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/9 "2005-11-18T05:22:05Z")
Practice safe eating. Always use condiments. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-about-foil-helmets/331348/10 "2005-11-18T17:16:17Z")
Sorry. [Zapatopi](http://zapatopi.net/afdb/) still rules.