On Tuesday, March 04, 2008, at 02:40PM, "Elliott C. Evans" <eeyore@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > >Christopher Hickman wrote: >> > Plus there will also now be a way to counter this power -- >> > if you have the Aluminum Foil Hat Keeper, your opponent >> > cannot use the Telepathic Translator against you! >> >> Depends on the wavelength, man... Tinfoil hat isn't 100%. ;) > >It also depends on the frequency. Bad shielding can amplify >certain frequencies. Think about when you sing in the shower >and if the size of the stall is a perfect multiple of a note's >frequency, that note resonates and sounds louder. That happens >with electromagnetic waves, too. > >That's why you should always make sure to *ground* ("earth" >for our UK friends) your shielding properly. Your foil hat >should always be connected by wire to a physical grounding >point. Are you freaking kidding!? If you plug the thing into the ground, you're basically handing yourself over to the subterranean overlords!