Los Alamos, NM - When engineers arrived at the FM radio transmitter site to restore a beloved local radio station's signal they were in for a surprise: A big tin surprise.

Volunteers for the local effort opposing free wi-fi access in Santa Fe have constructed the largest 'tin hat' in history. Over 400 feet tall and coming to a base 50 yards long, the massive cone of tin contains almost a 3 acres of the shiny metallic sheets.

The Anti Wi-fi volunteers all wear tin hats regularly. They claim that the metal blocks harmful and possibly mind-controlling electronic signals in the air.

Anti wi-fiers also report that wearing a tin hat allows them to think more clearly, have longer erections, walk on water and safely jump into volcanoes.

The radio engineers say that their efforts to restore the transmitter have been hampered further by a growing crowd of pilgrims, all sporting the appropriate headgear, at the remote site in the mountains above Los Alamos.

"We have come to worship the Great Tin Hat," Divinia Hobbs said as she climbed the dirt road.

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Ok ok ok, all this is indeed satire. The first photo is of an art installation in Wales. But my sincerely beloved radio station KSFR has been having real transmitter issues for the last 3 days. AND  there is actually an anti-wi-fi effort (???) in Santa Fe.

 Links:

KSFR 101.1FM  www.ksfr.org

Santa Fe Reporter story on the Santa Fe anti-wi-fi debates

 Finally: A great pic from Planet Wally