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{{armor
|top={{helm top}}
|color=yellow
|name=tinfoil hat
|appearance=[[Random appearances#Hack'EM|randomized]]
|slot=helm
|ac=0
|special=<ul><li>grants [[psychic resistance]] while worn</li><li>prevents [[fear]] while worn</li></ul>
|cost=50
|weight=0
|material=metal
}}
{{otheruses|the item in Hack'EM|the item in other variants|tinfoil hat}}
A '''tinfoil hat''' is a type of [[helm]] that appears in [[Hack'EM]], and combines the traits of tinfoil hats from both [[Tinfoil hat (UnNetHack)|UnNetHack]] and [[Tinfoil hat (SpliceHack)|SpliceHack]]. It is a [[Magical item|magical]] helm with a [[Object materials (Hack'EM)|base material]] of [[metal]], and has a [[randomized appearance]] when [[unidentified]]—the default one associated with it is a "fearsome helmet".

==Generation==
Tinfoil hats are rare and make up {{frac|500}} (0.2%) of all helms that are randomly generated on the ground, in general [[shop]]s or as [[death drop]]s. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock tinfoil hats.

==Description==
A tinfoil hat has no [[weight]] and confers no base [[AC]] while [[worn]] as in [[UnNetHack]], but grants [[psychic resistance]] as in [[SpliceHack]].

==Origin==
{{wikipedia|Tin foil hat}}
Tin foil hats are head coverings made from aluminum ("tin") foil, which (supposedly) protect against attempts (by government organizations, spies, extraterrestrials, etc.) to read or control the wearer's mind. The theory is that the foil functions as a [[Wikipedia:Faraday cage|Faraday cage]], a device that prevents electromagnetic waves from entering a space, in this case the wearer's brain. In practice, however, foil wrapped around the head does not make an effective Faraday cage. (Real Faraday cages are made by sufficiently enclosing spaces with metal sheets or grids.)

Because of the questionable-at-best theories behind them, tin foil hats are stereotypically associated with conspiracy theories and paranoia, which gives the phrase "tin foil hat" a generally negative connotation. Some communities have "redeemed" the concept, though, with tongue-in-cheek tin foil hat design contests.

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