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Dumb All Over · 24th January 2021, 09:04 PM

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rjh01 · 24th January 2021, 10:38 PM

I would love to buy one and then wrap my phone it in and see if I can call the phone. If I can then it does not work. But I think I will save my money as they probably do not work.

Bikewer · 25th January 2021, 09:25 AM

But...... Aluminum foil is so cheap, and there’s no problem with sizing....

We actually had a fellow we’d taken into custody who had his hard hat lined with foil.... I asked if it worked and he agreed it was quite effective. (Amid incoherent babbling...)

Trebuchet · 25th January 2021, 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by Bikewer

But...... Aluminum foil is so cheap, and there’s no problem with sizing....

We actually had a fellow we’d taken into custody who had his hard hat lined with foil.... I asked if it worked and he agreed it was quite effective. (Amid incoherent babbling...)

Ha! I got a YouTube ad for that just an hour or so ago. On a sciency channel!
There was another one for a "tactical zoom monocular". Because "tactical" makes everything better, even crappy telescopes.

HansMustermann · 25th January 2021, 07:23 PM

Here's a thought though. Let's assume for the scope of this exercise that high levels of such radiation do harm your brain. Let's also assume it does exactly what it does on the tin, namely, reflect microwaves.

Let's also approximate the cap with a hemisphere or so, while you wear it. You can probably already see where this is going.

Well, radiation from the back, sure, it will hit the convex surface and be reflected away. Job done.

What about radiation from the front, though? Like, dunno, when you're browsing on your cell phone while wearing that. Or if you're paranoid enough, wearing it while using the laptop, which is connected to WiFi. Or from the wireless keyboard and mouse.

Right. That one hits the concave surface and is focused towards the middle of the brain. Exposing it to MUCH higher levels of microwaves.

Quoth the meme: But wait, I'm not done yet.

That radiation would normally pass through the brain once, a tiny fraction might be absorbed, but the rest goes on its merry way. Now however it hits that concave side of the cap, and is reflected. The whole upper and back of the cortex will be exposed to twice the dose of radiation: once incoming, once reflected.

So, yeah, especially whoever is the kind who'd wear a tin-foil hat... probably shouldn't

Mike! · 25th January 2021, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by HansMustermann

Here's a thought though. Let's assume for the scope of this exercise that high levels of such radiation do harm your brain. Let's also assume it does exactly what it does on the tin, namely, reflect microwaves.

Let's also approximate the cap with a hemisphere or so, while you wear it. You can probably already see where this is going.

Well, radiation from the back, sure, it will hit the convex surface and be reflected away. Job done.

What about radiation from the front, though? Like, dunno, when you're browsing on your cell phone while wearing that. Or if you're paranoid enough, wearing it while using the laptop, which is connected to WiFi. Or from the wireless keyboard and mouse.

Right. That one hits the concave surface and is focused towards the middle of the brain. Exposing it to MUCH higher levels of microwaves.

Quoth the meme: But wait, I'm not done yet.

That radiation would normally pass through the brain once, a tiny fraction might be absorbed, but the rest goes on its merry way. Now however it hits that concave side of the cap, and is reflected. The whole upper and back of the cortex will be exposed to twice the dose of radiation: once incoming, once reflected.

So, yeah, especially whoever is the kind who'd wear a tin-foil hat... probably shouldn't

That's why your best bet is the tinfoil yamaka.

HansMustermann · 25th January 2021, 09:33 PM

Nah, that would have the same problem. What you'd really want is a tinfoil burqa.

The Great Zaganza · 25th January 2021, 10:49 PM

I see a marketing opportunity for Piercing Studios ...

P.J. Denyer · 26th January 2021, 07:31 AM

Reading that advertising blurb all I was just blown away by the idea that they think.the key to stopping elephants getting through a fence is making sure the holes are small enough...

Mike! · 26th January 2021, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by HansMustermann

Nah, that would have the same problem. What you'd really want is a tinfoil burqa.

I was thinking a with a smaller surface area it would have less chance of a parabolic progressively reflective feedback loop* that could end up causing some serious dain bramage.

*You gotta admit that sounds like some first class technobabble, doesn't it?

HansMustermann · 26th January 2021, 01:33 PM

Well, you are right that it would indeed be a smaller reflector, and a lot less likely to form basically a resonance cavity if your head is juuust the right size for the wavelength. Thing is, though, it's still subjecting SOME of the brain to twice the radiation, and a small area of the brain to a LOT more radiation. Both are, of course, less than for a bigger reflector, but they're still worse than not wearing a reflector in the first place.

As I was saying, IMHO if anyone wants it to actually shield them, they really should shield all around. I.e., wear a burqa.

HansMustermann · 26th January 2021, 01:42 PM

Hell, I'm even tempted to joke that they should tape some reflective duct tape over their nose and mouth, so they don't inhale those scary microwaves. But I'm afraid that some of the... less... intellectual out there might actually do it.

SuburbanTurkey · 26th January 2021, 01:48 PM

On a similar note of pointless uses of faraday cages, here's negative reviews for a faraday box being marketed to keep 5G out of your wireless router. People are upset that it killed their network signal strength for some reason...

https://twitter.com/AnsgarTOdinson/s...15546979803137

HansMustermann · 26th January 2021, 01:59 PM

Yeah, THAT one really takes the cake.

Dumb All Over · 26th January 2021, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by HansMustermann

Hell, I'm even tempted to joke that they should tape some reflective duct tape over their nose and mouth, so they don't inhale those scary microwaves. But I'm afraid that some of the... less... intellectual out there might actually do it.

The Darwin Awards are always on the lookout for new nominees.

Trebuchet · 26th January 2021, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by HansMustermann

Hell, I'm even tempted to joke that they should tape some reflective duct tape over their nose and mouth, so they don't inhale those scary microwaves. But I'm afraid that some of the... less... intellectual out there might actually do it.

Why would that be a problem?

rjh01 · 26th January 2021, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by Trebuchet

Why would that be a problem?

It would be for their next of kin. They would be dead. Mind you, society might be better off by an increase in average intelligence levels.

HansMustermann · 26th January 2021, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by Trebuchet

Why would that be a problem?

'Cause people start getting PTSD flashbacks when a German proposes that the mentally unfit should stop breathing

arthwollipot · 26th January 2021, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by Bikewer

But...... Aluminum foil is so cheap, and there’s no problem with sizing....

How are you going to make money selling aluminium foil??

The Great Zaganza · 26th January 2021, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by arthwollipot

How are you going to make money selling aluminium foil??

too much up-front investment.

I'll sell buckets of water - even better shielding!

rjh01 · 27th January 2021, 12:42 AM

Originally Posted by arthwollipot

How are you going to make money selling aluminium foil??

There is a great market in selling products that do not add value.

Lplus · 27th January 2021, 02:18 AM

Originally Posted by HansMustermann

Hell, I'm even tempted to joke that they should tape some reflective duct tape over their nose and mouth, so they don't inhale those scary microwaves. But I'm afraid that some of the... less... intellectual out there might actually do it.

No problem, they can breath through their ears - there's surely no brain in there to get in the way.

Carrot Flower King · 27th January 2021, 05:45 AM

Originally Posted by SuburbanTurkey

On a similar note of pointless uses of faraday cages, here's negative reviews for a faraday box being marketed to keep 5G out of your wireless router. People are upset that it killed their network signal strength for some reason...

https://twitter.com/AnsgarTOdinson/s...15546979803137

This one is interesting from a sceptical point of view.

I mean, I'm sure we'd all love it to be true that some numpties and eejits have done this, but...

I've just spent the last hour following links, doing a couple of searches, reading online articles and the like and the ONLY comment of that sort about a Faraday cage cutting out someone's wifi is the one Amazon review cited in that Twitter feed. And even that one is a bit suspect, as the other Amazon reviews he mentions are all piss takes, as are the ones which appear in a related Practical Mechanics piece or ones I found under some other Amazon things.

There are several articles which refer back only to that Twitter feed and to nothing else.

So, next question is: are there any other sources for this story? I would love there to be, but...

SuburbanTurkey · 27th January 2021, 05:49 AM

Originally Posted by Carrot Flower King

This one is interesting from a sceptical point of view.

I mean, I'm sure we'd all love it to be true that some numpties and eejits have done this, but...

I've just spent the last hour following links, doing a couple of searches, reading online articles and the like and the ONLY comment of that sort about a Faraday cage cutting out someone's wifi is the one Amazon review cited in that Twitter feed. And even that one is a bit suspect, as the other Amazon reviews he mentions are all piss takes, as are the ones which appear in a related Practical Mechanics piece or ones I found under some other Amazon things.

There are several articles which refer back only to that Twitter feed and to nothing else.

So, next question is: are there any other sources for this story? I would love there to be, but...

Shush now, it's true if you believe it's true.

You've done more looking into this than I have, it's entirely possible it's fake.

Funny regardless, so that's where my interest ends.

Carrot Flower King · 27th January 2021, 06:01 AM

^ Being on a sceptical site'n'that (as well as being retired and waiting around for a couple of deliveries...), I thought it might be interesting to see how much I was giving in to confirmation bias in wanting that story to be true.

I find this sort of thing especially interesting, coming from a healthcare background with some science training, as we had a load of manure of the bovine here about wind turbines during the planning process for the turbines we now have - all the illnesses we would have and the interference with (satellite) TV signals and the flicker and...and...None of which has happened and none of which could happen (position of turbines relative to track of sun and position of TV dishes made some of that certain), but so many local numpties were trotting it all out, while looking blankly whenever I said "Nocebo?"

HansMustermann · 27th January 2021, 07:59 AM

Just the fact that anyone would buy a Faraday cage for their router at all is already a sign that something isn't ticking right up there, though.

Armitage72 · 27th January 2021, 10:06 AM

On the plus side, using silver fibers means you can wear the clothing longer before it starts to smell. Silver has antimicrobial properties and will retard the growth of bacteria on the clothing. No health benefit, but it will protect the clothing itself.

Dumb All Over · 27th January 2021, 10:43 AM

Originally Posted by Armitage72

On the plus side, using silver fibers means you can wear the clothing longer before it starts to smell. Silver has antimicrobial properties and will retard the growth of bacteria on the clothing. No health benefit, but it will protect the clothing itself.

What do you do when the silver begins to tarnish? Rub your Faraday Boxer Briefs with silver polish?

Trebuchet · 27th January 2021, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Armitage72

On the plus side, using silver fibers means you can wear the clothing longer before it starts to smell. Silver has antimicrobial properties and will retard the growth of bacteria on the clothing. No health benefit, but it will protect the clothing itself.

And if you take it internally you turn blue!

Cat Not Included · 27th January 2021, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Armitage72

On the plus side, using silver fibers means you can wear the clothing longer before it starts to smell. Silver has antimicrobial properties and will retard the growth of bacteria on the clothing. No health benefit, but it will protect the clothing itself.

Plus, built in protection against werewolves!

arthwollipot · 27th January 2021, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by HansMustermann

Just the fact that anyone would buy a Faraday cage for their router at all is already a sign that something isn't ticking right up there, though.

Lack of education does not imply mental incapacity.

rjh01 · 27th January 2021, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Carrot Flower King

This one is interesting from a sceptical point of view.

I mean, I'm sure we'd all love it to be true that some numpties and eejits have done this, but...

I've just spent the last hour following links, doing a couple of searches, reading online articles and the like and the ONLY comment of that sort about a Faraday cage cutting out someone's wifi is the one Amazon review cited in that Twitter feed. And even that one is a bit suspect, as the other Amazon reviews he mentions are all piss takes, as are the ones which appear in a related Practical Mechanics piece or ones I found under some other Amazon things.

There are several articles which refer back only to that Twitter feed and to nothing else.

So, next question is: are there any other sources for this story? I would love there to be, but...

Either the Faraday cage does not work or it cuts out the Wifi signal. There really are not any other options.

It even says it will block the Wifi signal in the description

Quote:

PROTECTS FROM HARMFUL RADIATION - The Wi-Fi Router Cover is proven to block about 95% of electromagnetic field (EMF) and radio frequency (RF) radiation emitted by routers all day long. The EMF blocker works like a Faraday fabric or cage to effectively shield the router and highly reduce the intensity of radiation it emits in a given space.

https://www.amazon.com.au/Upgraded-B...HV6/ref=sr_1_2

Several reviews also said it reduced the wifi signal.

HansMustermann · 27th January 2021, 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by arthwollipot

How are you going to make money selling aluminium foil??

Hmm... true... I guess I'd better make it an aluminium pasta strainer. That way I can also sell it to our FSM-fearing pastafarian customers.

No, wait, titanium-nickel for maximum durability.

Carrot Flower King · 28th January 2021, 03:45 AM

Originally Posted by rjh01

Either the Faraday cage does not work or it cuts out the Wifi signal. There really are not any other options.

It even says it will block the Wifi signal in the description

https://www.amazon.com.au/Upgraded-B...HV6/ref=sr_1_2

Several reviews also said it reduced the wifi signal.

Yes, I know how a Faraday cage works...

My quibble, as I said, was about how genuine the reviews about the cages blocking wifi signal actually are, as the bulk of the (many) I read were clear pisstakes, and I did read reviews of several similar products. And there is also a point about confirmation bias among us lot, as we would really like to believe that such reviews are real.

rjh01 · 28th January 2021, 03:57 AM

Originally Posted by Carrot Flower King

Yes, I know how a Faraday cage works...

My quibble, as I said, was about how genuine the reviews about the cages blocking wifi signal actually are, as the bulk of the (many) I read were clear pisstakes, and I did read reviews of several similar products. And there is also a point about confirmation bias among us lot, as we would really like to believe that such reviews are real.

If you click on their names you will be able to read other reviews these people have made. After doing that can find no evidence that they wrote fake reviews.

Norman Alexander · 28th January 2021, 04:03 AM

Originally Posted by rjh01

https://www.amazon.com.au/Upgraded-B...HV6/ref=sr_1_2

The one's having the pisstake are the people selling this. It's just a cheap wire-mesh home-office document box worth maybe $5 at most being sold as a $188 crotch-protector for ignorant idjits.

Carrot Flower King · 28th January 2021, 04:09 AM

The ones about it curing their cancer and the like?

I still found way more pisstakes than anything else.

OK, glad to know there are actually some of those eejits out there. Let's get back to mocking them after making sure we have the correct eejits?

HansMustermann · 28th January 2021, 05:59 AM

As I was saying, just the fact that anyone buys such a product at all, is already a sign that they're not ticking right. If you don't want EM waves, just use a network cable. If nothing else, you don't start getting lost packets that way. Or get one with an eco/low-power option and turn that on.

I mean, if nothing else, the Faraday cage around the router doesn't do anything to attenuate the signal from the laptop to YOU.

Darat · 28th January 2021, 06:07 AM

Originally Posted by HansMustermann

As I was saying, just the fact that anyone buys such a product at all, is already a sign that they're not ticking right. If you don't want EM waves, just use a network cable. If nothing else, you don't start getting lost packets that way. Or get one with an eco/low-power option and turn that on.

I mean, if nothing else, the Faraday cage around the router doesn't do anything to attenuate the signal from the laptop to YOU.

There are mats to prevent that:

HansMustermann · 28th January 2021, 06:42 AM

It still only blocks it downwards. We're in a thread about saving your noggin from radiation, so I'd say clearly a pad under the laptop won't do much for that gang.

24th January 2021, 09:04 PM	#1
Dumb All Over A Little Ugly on the Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: They call it the Earth (which is a dumb kinda name) Posts: 6,327	Tinfoil Hats for the 21st Century! Do not delay. Get yours today. Protect your cranium and all it holds from harmful 5G electromagnetic radiation. The Faraday Beanie by Lambs Only $59! Hurry! Act now! Supplies are limited. Wait! You need to protect more than just your head? Lambs has the right solution for you. Try their Faraday T-Shirt. It offers the same EMF protection as the Faraday Beanie and includes ultraviolet light protection as well. Amazing! "Our technology uses the principle of electromagnetic shielding. Radiation cannot reach an object that is fully covered by a tight conductive grid, as it cannot pass through holes in conductive materials that are smaller than its wavelength (picture elephant trying to pass through the holes of a fence). We seamlessly integrated a close-knit of conductive silver fibers all around our T-shirt and created an advanced electromagnetic shield to protect your body blocking 99% of wireless radiation." But that's not all. For the body parts that require THE MOST protection, you must purchase a pair of EMF-proof Faraday Boxer Briefs. If you can't afford the $45 full price per pair right now, you can pay in four easy installments of $11.25 each. All items are available in an assortment of special designer colors. And don't forget - "For every purchase you make, Lambs will donate 5 meals to Feeding America." Customer Cornelia M. writes - "A company that takes great pride in doing it right: top quality product to protect us from danger that our government hides from us at the behest of mass communication, data hijackers Google Facebook...ATT Verizon Apple, our world going AI, online wireless. In late1970’s people were warned to not jar their heart, an electromagnetic system , by staRead more about review stating Critical to own if using wireless tech, living in 1st world country 21st Centurynding in front of a powered up microwave . Wish I could manage in aFARADAY SUIT like an astronaut. With Lamb’s FARADAY BEENIE at least I can decrease my brain’s exposure, not getting Gioblastoma. Powers-that-be stopped education, stats of this brain cancer related to cell phones." Customer Victor A. says - "This Bennie is remarkable, Isughested it to some of my friends, and they all bought one." Isn't that swell?
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24th January 2021, 10:38 PM	#2
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Flying around in the sky Posts: 26,643	I would love to buy one and then wrap my phone it in and see if I can call the phone. If I can then it does not work. But I think I will save my money as they probably do not work.
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25th January 2021, 06:47 PM	#4
Trebuchet Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Port Townsend, Washington Posts: 31,339	Originally Posted by Bikewer But...... Aluminum foil is so cheap, and there’s no problem with sizing.... We actually had a fellow we’d taken into custody who had his hard hat lined with foil.... I asked if it worked and he agreed it was quite effective. (Amid incoherent babbling...) Ha! I got a YouTube ad for that just an hour or so ago. On a sciency channel! There was another one for a "tactical zoom monocular". Because "tactical" makes everything better, even crappy telescopes.
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25th January 2021, 07:23 PM	#5
HansMustermann Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18,285	Here's a thought though. Let's assume for the scope of this exercise that high levels of such radiation do harm your brain. Let's also assume it does exactly what it does on the tin, namely, reflect microwaves. Let's also approximate the cap with a hemisphere or so, while you wear it. You can probably already see where this is going. Well, radiation from the back, sure, it will hit the convex surface and be reflected away. Job done. What about radiation from the front, though? Like, dunno, when you're browsing on your cell phone while wearing that. Or if you're paranoid enough, wearing it while using the laptop, which is connected to WiFi. Or from the wireless keyboard and mouse. Right. That one hits the concave surface and is focused towards the middle of the brain. Exposing it to MUCH higher levels of microwaves. Quoth the meme: But wait, I'm not done yet. That radiation would normally pass through the brain once, a tiny fraction might be absorbed, but the rest goes on its merry way. Now however it hits that concave side of the cap, and is reflected. The whole upper and back of the cortex will be exposed to twice the dose of radiation: once incoming, once reflected. So, yeah, especially whoever is the kind who'd wear a tin-foil hat... probably shouldn't
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25th January 2021, 08:26 PM	#6
Mike! Official Ponylandistanian National Treasure. Respect it! Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ponylandistan! Where the bacon grows on trees! Can it get any better than that? I submit it can not! Posts: 40,758	Originally Posted by HansMustermann Here's a thought though. Let's assume for the scope of this exercise that high levels of such radiation do harm your brain. Let's also assume it does exactly what it does on the tin, namely, reflect microwaves. Let's also approximate the cap with a hemisphere or so, while you wear it. You can probably already see where this is going. Well, radiation from the back, sure, it will hit the convex surface and be reflected away. Job done. What about radiation from the front, though? Like, dunno, when you're browsing on your cell phone while wearing that. Or if you're paranoid enough, wearing it while using the laptop, which is connected to WiFi. Or from the wireless keyboard and mouse. Right. That one hits the concave surface and is focused towards the middle of the brain. Exposing it to MUCH higher levels of microwaves. Quoth the meme: But wait, I'm not done yet. That radiation would normally pass through the brain once, a tiny fraction might be absorbed, but the rest goes on its merry way. Now however it hits that concave side of the cap, and is reflected. The whole upper and back of the cortex will be exposed to twice the dose of radiation: once incoming, once reflected. So, yeah, especially whoever is the kind who'd wear a tin-foil hat... probably shouldn't That's why your best bet is the tinfoil yamaka.
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25th January 2021, 09:25 AM	#3
Bikewer Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St. Louis, Mo. Posts: 12,929	But...... Aluminum foil is so cheap, and there’s no problem with sizing.... We actually had a fellow we’d taken into custody who had his hard hat lined with foil.... I asked if it worked and he agreed it was quite effective. (Amid incoherent babbling...)

25th January 2021, 09:33 PM	#7
HansMustermann Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18,285	Nah, that would have the same problem. What you'd really want is a tinfoil burqa.
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25th January 2021, 10:49 PM	#8
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26th January 2021, 07:31 AM	#9
P.J. Denyer Philosopher Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 8,020	Reading that advertising blurb all I was just blown away by the idea that they think.the key to stopping elephants getting through a fence is making sure the holes are small enough...
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26th January 2021, 12:41 PM	#10
Mike! Official Ponylandistanian National Treasure. Respect it! Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ponylandistan! Where the bacon grows on trees! Can it get any better than that? I submit it can not! Posts: 40,758	Originally Posted by HansMustermann Nah, that would have the same problem. What you'd really want is a tinfoil burqa. I was thinking a with a smaller surface area it would have less chance of a parabolic progressively reflective feedback loop* that could end up causing some serious dain bramage. *You gotta admit that sounds like some first class technobabble, doesn't it?
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26th January 2021, 01:33 PM	#11
HansMustermann Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18,285	Well, you are right that it would indeed be a smaller reflector, and a lot less likely to form basically a resonance cavity if your head is juuust the right size for the wavelength. Thing is, though, it's still subjecting SOME of the brain to twice the radiation, and a small area of the brain to a LOT more radiation. Both are, of course, less than for a bigger reflector, but they're still worse than not wearing a reflector in the first place. As I was saying, IMHO if anyone wants it to actually shield them, they really should shield all around. I.e., wear a burqa.
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26th January 2021, 01:42 PM	#12
HansMustermann Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18,285	Hell, I'm even tempted to joke that they should tape some reflective duct tape over their nose and mouth, so they don't inhale those scary microwaves. But I'm afraid that some of the... less... intellectual out there might actually do it.
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26th January 2021, 01:48 PM	#13
SuburbanTurkey Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,591	On a similar note of pointless uses of faraday cages, here's negative reviews for a faraday box being marketed to keep 5G out of your wireless router. People are upset that it killed their network signal strength for some reason... https://twitter.com/AnsgarTOdinson/s...15546979803137
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26th January 2021, 01:59 PM	#14
HansMustermann Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18,285	Yeah, THAT one really takes the cake.
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26th January 2021, 04:15 PM	#15
Dumb All Over A Little Ugly on the Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: They call it the Earth (which is a dumb kinda name) Posts: 6,327	Originally Posted by HansMustermann Hell, I'm even tempted to joke that they should tape some reflective duct tape over their nose and mouth, so they don't inhale those scary microwaves. But I'm afraid that some of the... less... intellectual out there might actually do it. The Darwin Awards are always on the lookout for new nominees.
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26th January 2021, 04:34 PM	#16
Trebuchet Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Port Townsend, Washington Posts: 31,339	Originally Posted by HansMustermann Hell, I'm even tempted to joke that they should tape some reflective duct tape over their nose and mouth, so they don't inhale those scary microwaves. But I'm afraid that some of the... less... intellectual out there might actually do it. Why would that be a problem?
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26th January 2021, 04:51 PM	#17
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Flying around in the sky Posts: 26,643	Originally Posted by Trebuchet Why would that be a problem? It would be for their next of kin. They would be dead. Mind you, society might be better off by an increase in average intelligence levels.
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26th January 2021, 11:09 PM	#18
HansMustermann Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18,285	Originally Posted by Trebuchet Why would that be a problem? 'Cause people start getting PTSD flashbacks when a German proposes that the mentally unfit should stop breathing
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26th January 2021, 11:24 PM	#19
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 71,150	Originally Posted by Bikewer But...... Aluminum foil is so cheap, and there’s no problem with sizing.... How are you going to make money selling aluminium foil??
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26th January 2021, 11:27 PM	#20
The Great Zaganza Maledictorian Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 14,885	Originally Posted by arthwollipot How are you going to make money selling aluminium foil?? too much up-front investment. I'll sell buckets of water - even better shielding!
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27th January 2021, 12:42 AM	#21
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Flying around in the sky Posts: 26,643	Originally Posted by arthwollipot How are you going to make money selling aluminium foil?? There is a great market in selling products that do not add value.
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27th January 2021, 02:18 AM	#22
Lplus Muse Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 659	Originally Posted by HansMustermann Hell, I'm even tempted to joke that they should tape some reflective duct tape over their nose and mouth, so they don't inhale those scary microwaves. But I'm afraid that some of the... less... intellectual out there might actually do it. No problem, they can breath through their ears - there's surely no brain in there to get in the way.
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27th January 2021, 05:45 AM	#23
Carrot Flower King Muse Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Northumberland, UK Posts: 924	Originally Posted by SuburbanTurkey On a similar note of pointless uses of faraday cages, here's negative reviews for a faraday box being marketed to keep 5G out of your wireless router. People are upset that it killed their network signal strength for some reason... https://twitter.com/AnsgarTOdinson/s...15546979803137 This one is interesting from a sceptical point of view. I mean, I'm sure we'd all love it to be true that some numpties and eejits have done this, but... I've just spent the last hour following links, doing a couple of searches, reading online articles and the like and the ONLY comment of that sort about a Faraday cage cutting out someone's wifi is the one Amazon review cited in that Twitter feed. And even that one is a bit suspect, as the other Amazon reviews he mentions are all piss takes, as are the ones which appear in a related Practical Mechanics piece or ones I found under some other Amazon things. There are several articles which refer back only to that Twitter feed and to nothing else. So, next question is: are there any other sources for this story? I would love there to be, but...

27th January 2021, 05:49 AM	#24
SuburbanTurkey Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,591	Originally Posted by Carrot Flower King This one is interesting from a sceptical point of view. I mean, I'm sure we'd all love it to be true that some numpties and eejits have done this, but... I've just spent the last hour following links, doing a couple of searches, reading online articles and the like and the ONLY comment of that sort about a Faraday cage cutting out someone's wifi is the one Amazon review cited in that Twitter feed. And even that one is a bit suspect, as the other Amazon reviews he mentions are all piss takes, as are the ones which appear in a related Practical Mechanics piece or ones I found under some other Amazon things. There are several articles which refer back only to that Twitter feed and to nothing else. So, next question is: are there any other sources for this story? I would love there to be, but... Shush now, it's true if you believe it's true. You've done more looking into this than I have, it's entirely possible it's fake. Funny regardless, so that's where my interest ends.
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27th January 2021, 06:01 AM	#25
Carrot Flower King Muse Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Northumberland, UK Posts: 924	^ Being on a sceptical site'n'that (as well as being retired and waiting around for a couple of deliveries...), I thought it might be interesting to see how much I was giving in to confirmation bias in wanting that story to be true. I find this sort of thing especially interesting, coming from a healthcare background with some science training, as we had a load of manure of the bovine here about wind turbines during the planning process for the turbines we now have - all the illnesses we would have and the interference with (satellite) TV signals and the flicker and...and...None of which has happened and none of which could happen (position of turbines relative to track of sun and position of TV dishes made some of that certain), but so many local numpties were trotting it all out, while looking blankly whenever I said "Nocebo?"

27th January 2021, 07:59 AM	#26
HansMustermann Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18,285	Just the fact that anyone would buy a Faraday cage for their router at all is already a sign that something isn't ticking right up there, though.
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27th January 2021, 10:06 AM	#27
Armitage72 Philosopher Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 5,440	On the plus side, using silver fibers means you can wear the clothing longer before it starts to smell. Silver has antimicrobial properties and will retard the growth of bacteria on the clothing. No health benefit, but it will protect the clothing itself.

27th January 2021, 10:43 AM	#28
Dumb All Over A Little Ugly on the Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: They call it the Earth (which is a dumb kinda name) Posts: 6,327	Originally Posted by Armitage72 On the plus side, using silver fibers means you can wear the clothing longer before it starts to smell. Silver has antimicrobial properties and will retard the growth of bacteria on the clothing. No health benefit, but it will protect the clothing itself. What do you do when the silver begins to tarnish? Rub your Faraday Boxer Briefs with silver polish?
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27th January 2021, 11:01 AM	#29
Trebuchet Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Port Townsend, Washington Posts: 31,339	Originally Posted by Armitage72 On the plus side, using silver fibers means you can wear the clothing longer before it starts to smell. Silver has antimicrobial properties and will retard the growth of bacteria on the clothing. No health benefit, but it will protect the clothing itself. And if you take it internally you turn blue!
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27th January 2021, 11:30 AM	#30
Cat Not Included Thinker Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 141	Originally Posted by Armitage72 On the plus side, using silver fibers means you can wear the clothing longer before it starts to smell. Silver has antimicrobial properties and will retard the growth of bacteria on the clothing. No health benefit, but it will protect the clothing itself. Plus, built in protection against werewolves!
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27th January 2021, 09:48 PM	#31
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 71,150	Originally Posted by HansMustermann Just the fact that anyone would buy a Faraday cage for their router at all is already a sign that something isn't ticking right up there, though. Lack of education does not imply mental incapacity.
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27th January 2021, 10:09 PM	#32
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Flying around in the sky Posts: 26,643	Originally Posted by Carrot Flower King This one is interesting from a sceptical point of view. I mean, I'm sure we'd all love it to be true that some numpties and eejits have done this, but... I've just spent the last hour following links, doing a couple of searches, reading online articles and the like and the ONLY comment of that sort about a Faraday cage cutting out someone's wifi is the one Amazon review cited in that Twitter feed. And even that one is a bit suspect, as the other Amazon reviews he mentions are all piss takes, as are the ones which appear in a related Practical Mechanics piece or ones I found under some other Amazon things. There are several articles which refer back only to that Twitter feed and to nothing else. So, next question is: are there any other sources for this story? I would love there to be, but... Either the Faraday cage does not work or it cuts out the Wifi signal. There really are not any other options. It even says it will block the Wifi signal in the description Quote: PROTECTS FROM HARMFUL RADIATION - The Wi-Fi Router Cover is proven to block about 95% of electromagnetic field (EMF) and radio frequency (RF) radiation emitted by routers all day long. The EMF blocker works like a Faraday fabric or cage to effectively shield the router and highly reduce the intensity of radiation it emits in a given space. https://www.amazon.com.au/Upgraded-B...HV6/ref=sr_1_2 Several reviews also said it reduced the wifi signal.
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27th January 2021, 11:21 PM	#33
HansMustermann Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 18,285	Originally Posted by arthwollipot How are you going to make money selling aluminium foil?? Hmm... true... I guess I'd better make it an aluminium pasta strainer. That way I can also sell it to our FSM-fearing pastafarian customers. No, wait, titanium-nickel for maximum durability.
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28th January 2021, 03:45 AM	#34
Carrot Flower King Muse Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Northumberland, UK Posts: 924	Originally Posted by rjh01 Either the Faraday cage does not work or it cuts out the Wifi signal. There really are not any other options. It even says it will block the Wifi signal in the description https://www.amazon.com.au/Upgraded-B...HV6/ref=sr_1_2 Several reviews also said it reduced the wifi signal. Yes, I know how a Faraday cage works... My quibble, as I said, was about how genuine the reviews about the cages blocking wifi signal actually are, as the bulk of the (many) I read were clear pisstakes, and I did read reviews of several similar products. And there is also a point about confirmation bias among us lot, as we would really like to believe that such reviews are real.

28th January 2021, 03:57 AM	#35
rjh01 Gentleman of leisure Tagger Join Date: May 2005 Location: Flying around in the sky Posts: 26,643	Originally Posted by Carrot Flower King Yes, I know how a Faraday cage works... My quibble, as I said, was about how genuine the reviews about the cages blocking wifi signal actually are, as the bulk of the (many) I read were clear pisstakes, and I did read reviews of several similar products. And there is also a point about confirmation bias among us lot, as we would really like to believe that such reviews are real. If you click on their names you will be able to read other reviews these people have made. After doing that can find no evidence that they wrote fake reviews.
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