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Here’s An Office Prank Anyone Can Do Cheaply And In No Time

Just grab a few rolls of foil and turn any cubicle into the Lunar Module. Extra bonus: protection against radio-frequency snooping. Extra extra bonus: everywhere is a good place to place your sandwich. [Stuff I Stole From the Internet]

April 27, 2011
Science

Test Yourself For Acute Pancreatitis With Foil And Jelly

Testing for acute pancreatitis can take a while, which can be problematic. Brian Zaccheo, a student from the University of Texas, knows this. That’s why he created this crazy sensor for under a buck – from aluminium foil, gelatin, milk protein and a cheap LED light – that spots the condition in less than an hour.

January 9, 2011
Cameras

Were We So Scared Of The Future That Kids Once Dressed In Foil?

This is an awesome picture taken in the early 1900s in America. All the boys are wearing foil for some odd reason. Was foil in style? Was it to protect themselves from an alien invasion? Did it represent the future?

August 19, 2010
Geek Out

America, Foiling Our Enemies

I don’t know who. I don’t know what. I don’t know how. I don’t know when. And I for sure don’t know why the hell.

April 2, 2009

Scientists Build Ultrathin Speakers That Look Suspiciously Like Tin Foil

Call it an April Fool’s hangover, but when I saw the tinfoil that the serious looking men from Warwick Audio were waving around to promote their new “flat flexible loudspeaker,” I still needed convincing.

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