RoadTest: Engineers needed to review the element13 Foil Headwave Aluminium aTtenuator DevKit
Author: ralphjy
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Evaluation Type: Electromechanical
Did you receive all parts the manufacturer stated would be included in the package?: True
What other parts do you consider comparable to this product?: Kirkland Aluminum Foil (from CostCo)
What were the biggest problems encountered?: Foil was a bit too lightweight to maintain shape
Detailed Review:
Sometimes life just gets away from you. I just realized that I had not completed my Aluminium aTtenuator DevKit review which should have been done months ago...
To help support the e13 roadtest completion stats and in tribute to e13Alice's hard work getting all the roadtest kits shipped, I decided that it was time to get this done.
Unboxing - the 15 270x300mm aluminium sheets arrived folded and somewhat crumpled, but other than poor surface smoothness was otherwise undamaged.
RoadTest - My original plan was to form a total coverage helmet (with eye and nose holes) to see if I could mitigate my tinnitus (a persistent ringing that follows me everywhere I go). I suspected that someone might be trying to drive me crazy with pulsed rf or microwave energy (Havana Syndrome).
Looking at the aluminium sheets, I realized that I don't have the skill required to create such a foil helmet, so I opted for a simpler roadtest that I could complete.
I've been recently playing with a solar power hat and realized that I could protect the top of my head from solar radiation just by lining the inside of the crown of the hat - something I can actually accomplish...
I'm happy to report that counter to intuition that even though the foil blocked the ventilation mesh, I actually felt cooler (sorry, no quantitative data). And by mounting it on the inside, I don't frighten birds or drivers. So, a perfect application for lightweight aluminium foil.
Just because this was supposed to be about tinnitus, I decided to do one additional experiment. I lined a set of earplugs with the foil. I'll have to admit it wasn't very comfortable, but it did distract me from the ringing 
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