The End of The World Is Nigh!

You wrap the tin foil around your head, taking care to cover your occipital lobe and visual cortex.
While you are still working on the finer points of the hat, you become aware of a mumbling, it seems to be both far away and close by at the same time.
You continue working on the tin foil hat and discover that by moving the foil around the mumbling either becomes clearer or more muffled.