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kenda1l OP t1_j6dxv1j wrote

Reply to comment by SonicKiwi123 in ELI5: How do jammers (cellphone etc.) work? Could one block a direct connection to a router? by kenda1l

This is a great analogy! Tbh I just kind of assumed that they somehow blocked the signal from getting through, similar to cutting the electrical wires. This makes much more sense, though.

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SonicKiwi123 t1_j6dyf0b wrote

>Tbh I just kind of assumed that they somehow blocked the signal from getting through

Nope! That is what intuition would say, but in reality, it just overpowers the signal you are trying to receive with noise (think gray static on a tv along with that characteristic hissing noise) that is at a higher power/amplitude/volume than the signal itself

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kenda1l OP t1_j6dyul7 wrote

That makes it cooler in my opinion. It also kind of reminds me of Spaceballs, with the raspberry jam.

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