I wondered where those hats came from
Glad you'll be safe this holiday season!
MadMikeOne
Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City
napabob wrote:
got mine...........
Oh, for cryin' out loud, it took me a couple of minutes to get this one. Funny!
Would make a good Christmas present for some.
😂
My guess is those it’s meant for won’t get it😳
It took me a second ("Twilight Zone" theme in the background).
Had to google this. Never heard of it before. Have not had the experience of visiting the places those hats were used.
Napabob, I think that the belief that "tinfoil hats" would prevent rays from aliens from outer space and that of the government from probing one's brain is carried over from WWII.
My mother worked in the war effort at "Johnson Foil" where they made rolls of very thin 1/2" wide aluminum foil that they would then cut into 2" long strips. These aluminum foil strips would be dropped by planes where they would float in the air forming large clouds to disrupt the radar that the enemy would use to detect and track the allied forces planes.
sippyjug104 wrote:
Napabob, I think that the belief that "tinfoil hats" would prevent rays from aliens from outer space and that of the government from probing one's brain is carried over from WWII.
My mother worked in the war effort at "Johnson Foil" where they made rolls of very thin 1/2" wide aluminum foil that they would then cut into 2" long strips. These aluminum foil strips would be dropped by planes where they would float in the air forming large clouds to disrupt the radar that the enemy would use to detect and track the allied forces planes.
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interesting tidbit, thanks for that, it is edifying
And that stuff was called "window"
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