On a Tinfoil Hat?
A Tin Foil Hat Is a Hat Made from One or More Sheets of Aluminium Foil, or a Piece of Conventional Headgear Lined with Foil, Often Worn in the Belief or Hope...
A tin foil hat is a hat made from one or more sheets of aluminium foil, or a piece of conventional headgear lined with foil, often worn in the belief or hope that it shields the brain from threats such as electromagnetic fields, mind control, and mind reading.
What does it mean to put on a tinfoil hat?
Saying someone is "wearing a tin foil hat" or "is a tin foil hat" means that they have paranoia or a belief in conspiracy theories, especially involving government surveillance or paranormal beings. Originally, the term referred to the practice of wearing headgear consisting of metal foil to block mind-reading.
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Where did the term tin foil hat come from?
According to Vice, the origin of the tin foil hat came from a short story called “The Tissue-Culture King” by Julian Huxley, a eugenicist and the brother of A Brave New World author, Aldous Huxley. In the story, the protagonist resists mind control by wearing a hat made of metal foil.
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