If only my antenna were larger…
By jimrob | June 9, 2008
I’m watching UFO Hunters on TV. I get a kick out of shows like this - people trying to pass themselves off as legitimate researchers after reading a few books by equally unqualified pseudo-scientists.
This episode featured a man who has a small piece of metal in his leg. He theorizes that it’s some sort of tracking chip implanted by space aliens when he was a child. Enter the UFO Hunters. They performed a few tests, which I found a bit funny. First, they held a magnet over it. It pulled his skin up about 1/8″, so it was clearly metallic. Then they tested it to see if it was emitting RF energy. It was, to the tune of about 10 milligaus.
Then came the bit I loved. They whipped out their trusty ol’ MFJ frequency counter to see what frequency it was emitting. It was “operating” on two frequencies - 35MHz, and 52GHz.
Then came the theorizing, and the time at which I slapped my forehead and let out an annoyed grunt. They discounted the 35MHz reading, as “that’s where FM radio and TV operate, there could have been background interference.”
Okay. FM operates between 88MHz and 108MHz. Television starts around 54MHz. Neither of those is anywhere close to 35MHz. The only thing in that vicinity, aside from freebanders, is low-VHF radio communications, baby monitors, and really old cordless phones.
They latched onto the 52GHz range, however. As one man mentioned that frequency lying within a range monitored by radio astronomers, another man started nodding enthusiastically and started the nutjob conspiracy ball rolling.
52GHz is monitored by SETI, as they think that may be where aliens would try to contact us. I don’t know why, but it is. So, perhaps this is a homing beacon beaming information back to the planet Vulcan, they assume. Never mind the fact that this man would be fried to a crisp with the amount of power required to do such emanating from his genitals, where the chip was located.
Then, in the very next breath, they mention the extremely low-power nature of the device. The frequencies were apparently “barely detectable.” How the f*** is this thing supposed to talk to aliens light years away? From a man’s frank ‘n’ beans, no less! I hate to imagine what the antenna is. Does he get better reception after watching late-night Cinemax?
The stupidity of these people never stops amazing me. They know nothing, yet think they are experts in their field. Then again perhaps they are, compared to the other tech-school dropouts that call themselves legitimate researchers.
Topics: Humor, Tin Foil Hats, RFID |
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