Pirate Radio
Having been told that radio waves were vibrations in the air, I reasoned that the aerial on my radio was therefore vibrating at a particular frequency so as to pick up Radio 1.

With a flash of insight, I reasoned that if I touched my walkie-talkie aerial to my radio aerial, that would make the two aerials vibrate at the *same* frequency. Obviously, this would allow me to talk into my walkie-talkie, and my words would get transmitted on the same frequncy as Steve Wright, over the top of him. I could hack into his broadcast! And surely it'd be untraceable!

I tried it, but for some reason Steve Wright made no mention of viewers calling in to enquire as to who the small child was whispering over the top of his show. Then my dad poked his head in to enquire as to exactly what I was furtively up to. I suddenly decided that I wasn't sure how much trouble you could get into for running a private radio station, so I said "Nothing!", and packed my walkie-talkies away.
(kithkill, Mon 23 Jan 2012, 12:29, 2 replies)

Who the fuck told you that radio waves are vibrations in the air?
I hope it wasn't your science teacher.
( The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Mon 23 Jan 2012, 15:48, closed)

I wouldn't be surprised
some of the crap that my son gets told in response to his questions in science lessons has been unbelievable over the years. I wish I could remember some of it right now.
( P-MONKE We're all fucked, Mon 23 Jan 2012, 16:03, closed)