Dr. Rob, you are mistaken. Tinfoil *does* block mind-reading lasers (at least the current-technology mind-reading lasers), its *aluminum* foil that doesn't block the lasers. Has to do with tin's higher electrical resistivity. However, my friends at NSA think they'll have tinfoil beat within 10 years.
What I always love about the "what if Cannibal Mutant Biker Hordes surrounded..." threads is that the discussion always deteriorates into certain canonical arguments; shotgun vs. AR, AR vs. M1/M1A vs. AK, etc. A hardware solution to a software problem. The old Russian proverb says "Don't buy the house; buy the neighbors."
I like the "Zippy the space poodle" gambit. I'll have to try it the next time AT&T offers me a great deal on long-distance busy signals. Libertarian, for added effect lose the hat and keep a pair of chrome handcuffs handy by the door. Have 'em in one hand when you answer the door, and fidget with them while listening.
If you really want to freak someone out, maybe keep a sixer of homebrew beer in the fridge, with a plastic cockroach in the bottom of each bottle. Walk over to their house with a surveyors stick, and tell them you are "just working on my range card."
What I always love about the "what if Cannibal Mutant Biker Hordes surrounded..." threads is that the discussion always deteriorates into certain canonical arguments; shotgun vs. AR, AR vs. M1/M1A vs. AK, etc. A hardware solution to a software problem. The old Russian proverb says "Don't buy the house; buy the neighbors."
I like the "Zippy the space poodle" gambit. I'll have to try it the next time AT&T offers me a great deal on long-distance busy signals. Libertarian, for added effect lose the hat and keep a pair of chrome handcuffs handy by the door. Have 'em in one hand when you answer the door, and fidget with them while listening.
If you really want to freak someone out, maybe keep a sixer of homebrew beer in the fridge, with a plastic cockroach in the bottom of each bottle. Walk over to their house with a surveyors stick, and tell them you are "just working on my range card."