How to Make Tri-Fold Tinfoil Hats

According to urban legend, aliens can control your mind by reading and influencing your brainwaves.

While the verdict is still out on whether (or how well) tinfoil hats work at deflecting alien or governmental mind-control waves, it's always better to be safe than sorry. But why look like a paranoid conspiracy nut while doing so? Rather than just crumpling the foil onto your skull and shaking with fear in your basement, try folding it into a stylish sailor hat and wearing it with pride. Such a hat can be made with just three basic folds --- no advanced origami skills required.

Instructions

1. Rip a piece of foil, slightly longer than it is wide, off the spool. Fold it in half.

2. Fold the two corners along the folded side down diagonally, until they meet near the open edge. The foil should be in a roughly triangular shape at this point, with a short rectangular section along the bottom.

3. Fold up the rectangular part of the edge on both sides, forming the brim. Pull the bottom open to wear the hat.

References

• Scholastic: Newspaper Hat to Fold and Go

Resources

• The Straight Dope: Do Tinfoil Helmets Provide Adequate Protection Against Mind Control Rays?
• YouTube: Do Tinfoil Hats Really Block Your Brain Waves
• ZPi: AFDB Effectiveness