You have never thought of using this utensil outside the kitchen. Despite everything, when you know how to use it unexpectedly, it boosts the Internet connection, it is scientifically proven. A tip to know!
Who has never railed against a capricious Wi-Fi connection, especially in a house where the walls seem made to block the waves? Between the dead parts, the downloads that do not move forward and the freezing video calls, the connected daily life quickly turns into frustration. However, sometimes, it only takes nothing to change everything.
“I was on the verge of throwing my pc through the window”, tells a user on Reddit. His problem? A disastrous Wi-Fi, due to a missing antenna on its network card. “”My signal went from zero to a point “, he continues, until the day he attempted this technique that fell from nowhere. He placed an object of everyday life behind his box. Result: two to three more bars on its display and download speeds that have doubled. Since then, the post has continued to ignite the forum. Other users have also shared their surprise, one of them said: “I’m really surprised I have never heard of that.”
In 2017, a team from the University of Dartmouth conducted experience on wireless signals. The idea: redirect Wi-Fi waves to better target certain areas, while reducing the scope to others. No need for advanced technology, just a 3D printed shape or cut into a box, covered with this famous kitchen material. The effect is double: the signal is concentrated in the right direction, and security is reinforced by limiting data leakage.
Xia Zhou, Deputy Professor of Computer Science and Co-Author of the Study, declares: “Thanks to this unique solution, we respond to a certain number of challenges faced by wireless networks users. Not only do we strengthen wireless signals, but we also secure them.” The ultra accessible tip has since fallen into oblivion. Until some curious Internet users remove it from the digital drawers. The Post Reddit has been relayed several times. Some tested it by directing the signal to a distant room, others to pass the connection through two walls. And all tell about the same thing: it works. The object in question? A sheet of aluminum foil.
Fricted or tense, depending on the desired effect, placed behind the Internet box, it acts as a reflector. It blocks the waves on one side and pushes them into the other, towards the room in which we need them. In short, a tip to a few cents, roughly effective!
