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jdberger
May 24, 2005, 11:00 PM
There really are folks who wear tinfoil hats. Maybe the term isn't just a pejorative... :eek:

http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/4512146/detail.html

South Natomas Home Covered With Sheet Metal
Residents Claim Neighbors Bombarding Them With Radiation

POSTED: 8:42 am PDT May 20, 2005
UPDATED: 2:00 pm PDT May 20, 2005

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A home in Sacramento's south Natomas neighborhood is surrounded by sheet metal, and neighbors are calling it an eyesore.


The D'Souza family lives in the home on Timberwood Court, and claims the aluminium pieces are necessary to protect them from unknown neighbors who have been bombarding them with radio waves and making them sick.

"(It's) a shield to protect against radiation, because microwave radiation is reflected off of aluminium, so it's a protective measure," resident Sarah D'Souza said.

The D'Souzas said the bombardment began after the first anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and that the radio waves have caused them health problems ranging from headaches to lupus.

Sacramento Code Enforcement officials have gotten involved and ordered the family to remove the metal by Monday or face a misdemeanor citation.

"Eleven years in Sacramento and few other years in Southern California and this is the first time I've ever seen (anything like this). The inside of the house is also covered with foil and the beds are covered with a foil-like material as well," Sacramento Code Enforcement spokesman Josh Pino said.

The D'Souzas said they will comply with the order and remove the sheet metal, but they also plan to gather evidence to show city officials what they believe is a problem with radiation.

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Erich
May 25, 2005, 10:51 AM
Wasn't this just posted? I thought it was a big thread.

Commissar Gribb
May 25, 2005, 11:09 AM
so what kind of radiation is stopped by a thin piece of aluminum again? I seem to remember gamma radiation requires a several feet of thick concrete to stop.

jdberger
May 25, 2005, 11:23 AM
so what kind of radiation is stopped by a thin piece of aluminum again? the crazy people kind... :what:

thrifty7
May 25, 2005, 12:10 PM
The beleif that tinfoil can somehow stop the voices in their heads is indeed a common symptom of schitzophrenia. Some will say that it comes to them spontaneously, but I suspect that it is essentially a persistent "urban legend" that is passed along in places where they tend to gather, such as treatment centers and homeless shelters. At the shelter that I helped out at, Tinfoil jewelry was taken as a sure sign that the individual was off his medication.

20cows
May 25, 2005, 12:11 PM
Oh, it doesn't "block" the radiation, it reflects it. (That's what makes the tinfoil hats so shiney!) :D

thereisnospoon
May 25, 2005, 12:15 PM
If I remeber my Radiation Physics correctly, foil will only stop Alpha rays, Gamma radiation does require lead, or and equivalent thickness of concrete. More concrete is required than lead although I foret the ratio.

I still enjoy my tinfoil hat though, it stops the voices in my head from telling me to post evil things on THR.... and its so fetching!

Preacherman
May 25, 2005, 12:16 PM
OT. For this sort of discussion, please visit www.armedpolitesociety.com .

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