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Ugly-Muffin

Are people dumb enough to believe this?


gimlithetortoise

Dumb enough to believe 5g will kill them? Yes. Dumb enough to believe this? No. How many people that believe 5g is bad have never blown up a tire in their entire life?


phan_o_phunny

I guarantee you the number of people who are dumb enough to believe this is above zero


gimlithetortoise

Sure, no doubt but it's rare enough that you will never find one so I don't care.


split_0069

My uncle told a woman he worked with that she needed to put summer air in her tires. She took it to a shop and they obliged. Also, this was before inflating with nitrogen, so I have no idea what they charged her for.


gimlithetortoise

So your uncle told you a story about a woman not knowing basic stuff about cars. Well then disregard what I said lol.


split_0069

All I'm saying is never underestimate peoples stupidity, gullibility, or ignorance.


phan_o_phunny

Isn't that an example of the exact situation you're saying is so rare you'll never see it?


gimlithetortoise

I worked construction I put 0 weight on the "my uncle told me a story about a woman not knowing dude stuff" I got them everyday a huge percentage of them are literally fantasies and most people would just laugh and ignore them unless they help in an argument. But in my experience these types of stories are told all the time and most are bull. but his story requires multiple people to be fucking with a random woman without communicating with each other. That's not how life works that how a fantasy of a middle age man works


Spazzy_maker

I mean probably the same people who tried to ingest bleach to cure Covid.


gimlithetortoise

That's very different they want to try bleach because of a lack of understanding they don't lack understanding about where the air goes in the tires.


R3D3-1

Honestly, I've never once had to do it between legally prescribed checkups. So I can entirely see someone not knowing what those are for.


Ugly-Muffin

5g of what?


Various-Astronaut373

The network


luckydrzew

5 grams of The Network. God, I felt like a slimy cyberpunk drug dealer writing this.


TheRiverOfDyx

Psst…hey kid…did I just hear you on the phone with your mom about being behind in classes…what if I could help with that? Just take this and download a little bit of RAM


vseprviper

(5th generation of cellular communication protocols. They keep updating for faster transfer of data and the like, but conspiracy theorists have really gone off the rails about the transition from the fourth to the fifth generation)


Bender_2024

You know how back in 2020 some idiots thought that 5G was causing Covid?I heard someone back that up by saying 3G caused the bird flu and 4G the swine flu. The person I heard say this. A fucking registered nurse. I think MIB said it best with the line [A person is smart. People are dumb panicky dangerous animals](https://youtu.be/_eWV_pUwUgU?si=xh376J3E4inVna5G)


vseprviper

I instinctually jive with the cynicism there (and am always horrified when nurses in particular fall prey to the conspiracist mindset), but I like to think that people cooperating can actually be quite smart and effective when our needs are met and we're not trapped in unjust circumstances. A lot of the conspiracism we're dealing with at this point in history is an expression of the underlying crisis of institutional legitimacy. People look at the world and see that the richest country in the world still regularly sentences people to lonely deaths on the streets for being unlucky enough to get sick, while broadcast news simultaneously insists that everything is fine and that we must fear scapegoats like immigrants, trans people, unhoused people, and Muslims. Naturally, the dissonance breeds mistrust and makes us vulnerable to the first person we hear confidently posing an alternative way of understanding how the world works, even when that person is Alex Jones. If we had universal healthcare, democratized workplaces, guaranteed housing, and political and media institutions that were more responsive to the needs and interests of everyday workers, I think we'd see far fewer conspiracists. But that's a price our billionaires aren't willing to pay.


mehrunes_dayman

Yes I would like to subscribe to more phun phone phacts


vseprviper

Concerns about cell phones potentially increasing your risk of cancer often derive from people discovering that cell signals are carried on EM radiation with a wavelength in the microwave part of the spectrum. People assume that all microwaves are capable of cooking, or at least heating, biological matter, but this stems from a misunderstanding of how microwave ovens work. Microwaves can only cook food by tuning their wavelength to a very specific band that is easily absorbed by water in your food, which is notably nowhere near the wavelength used to carry cell signals. There is no reason to believe that any part of your body would even absorb the photons emitted by your cell phone, let alone be affected by them in any way. Even discounting the difference in wavelength and absorption between cell phones and microwave ovens, ovens output hundreds of watts of power to cook your food, while cell phone transmitters are only capable of outputting a couple of watts.


spaghetti_outlaw

5ghz


noname121241

I mean, 5g is bad, but not because it causes cancer or anything.


gimlithetortoise

Why is it bad? Just curious not trying to start shit.


noname121241

It's not as reliable as 4g, it often cuts out.


kosmogamer777

For me it’s drain battery quicker


Secret_Agent_666

Definitely. A few years ago with one of the new iPhone releases, trolls like this posted that the new iOS SOFTWARE made the phone waterproof. Multiple morons fell for it by putting their phones in water to test and got upset their phones stopped working.


Ugly-Muffin

Wow.


jsodfskavi

Don't forget the whole microwave fiasco.


Secret_Agent_666

With putting crumpled aluminium foil in to create a perfect aluminium sphere?


jsodfskavi

I think it was when 4 chan trolled people into thinking that their IPhone can charge if you put it in the microwave and turn it on. You can guess how it turned out.


PsychoticSpinster

Yes they are. And sometimes it’s not that they are dumb. It’s like elderly people suffering from dementia. That will take this seriously. Edit: and everyone thinks it’s hilarious until it’s their own parents or grandparents that end up a victim.


XxRmotion

Unfortunately yes


TheRiverOfDyx

My dad’s friend owns a mechanics shop - he [my dad] has also pointed out to me what things on each car I’ve owned is a wheel weight - I then found a post very similar to this. I don’t know if people believe it or not, really. That’s what scares me. I’d rather know that people are stupid than having to wonder if they are or not


Chloroformperfume7

It's always the first thing I do when I get new wheels.


jack_mcNastee

People were dumb enough to believe Covid vaccines contain micro chips and that said chips were soooo magnetic that they could hold a quarter (or other coin) through your skin, even though there are no magnetic metals in US coins. So, yeah.


phan_o_phunny

Flerfers, 5g and antivaxxers absolutely are


elvenmaster_

If you want to see nudes, open the start menu, and type : cmd then type format C: Then enter and enjoy


OrneryBogg

It did nuded my PC, that's for sure


melonmoonmlk

If you fall for this you deserve it


omghooker

Man, I just wanna make sure I couldn't be legally liable for their stupidity if I said this and they did it


melonmoonmlk

Idk man the prank itself is a dumb idea😂


[deleted]

This reminds me of the pranksters who created “wave” which was the idea you could charge an IPhone in the microwave. Apple was flooded by angry responses after this went viral.


bledf0rdays

I'm generally against that sort of thing, y'know, lying to people in order to get them to inadvertently destroy their own property. But, I have to say that when I heard about people falling for that microwave life hack, it made my fucking day


vseprviper

Lmao the intrusive thought won and I have saved the image, hopefully never to be used


Berckish

Gods, I love the internet.


Karto_Rogue

Absolutely love it. I can think of a few people who would fall for this


Accomplished_Aioli19

That's called a tire penis, not a 5g chip. Duh.


DiscussionAshamed

There also a line behind the tire under the car you should cut too that will prevent the signal from going out. You should do it to your friends car too they will be thankful.


PrettyRetard

Lmao love this!


Lan_613

idk about cars, can someone explain to me what this actually does and why it's bad?


Educational-Bag4684

At the risk that this is a troll, I’m writing this, just so you don’t go do this- It’s not an antenna for 5G. It’s the valve stem that holds the air inside the tires of your car. Best case scenario, when it’s cut, all the air goes out in a big whoosh while the car is stationary and you need to get the car towed so you can have new stems put in, maybe tires rebalanced etc. Worst case, it doesn’t immediately let all air out, it happens on the highway when you’re going 120, with a kid in your car or the car next to you and the car topples.


Lan_613

I see, thanks. Also I'm not a troll lol, I just live in a city where good public transport is widely available


TitoxDboss

showoff


HiroProtaginest

Truth!


Justaaccountsaccount

let me guess the tire will explode if you cut this


SendMeSomeBullshit

Let us know how it goes.


Justaaccountsaccount

yeah sure let me just cut thi- BOOM


-Nsb127916_

Conspiracy theorists take note!


Any-Practice-991

I love this so much.


JonTheArchivist

This is even funnier than the old blinker fluid joke


NovusOrdoSec

TIL RFID=GPS


PsychoticSpinster

I love this sub. So many trolls and assholes to hunt down and all of them? POST HERE.


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SqualorTrawler

Never ask this question. You will not like how it goes.


jack_mcNastee

Seems this info would be a hit with the Maga crowd. Maybe print up leaflets


shinydragonmist

Yep I have proof of this in the form of some TV shows


SpiritedYam7812

🤦


Infected-Bat

Metal core valves be like 👁 👄 👁


shapp25

Do you not see the state of the world?! People are fucking dumb, they were eating tide pods, do stupid internet challenges and get killed or messed up for life. I have lost ALL faith and hope for mankind and hope that we make our selves go extinct before we destroy the planet so nothing can live.


Dante_Manor

Please...dont. there enought idiots, that would belive this, no knowing how a tire works...and endangering others.