Tinfoil hat (SpliceHack)
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| Appearance | randomized |
| Slot | helm |
| AC | 1 |
| Special |
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| Base price | 50 zm |
| Weight | 50 |
| Material | iron |
- This article is about the item in SpliceHack. For the item in other variants, see tinfoil hat.
A tinfoil hat is a type of helm that appears in SpliceHack. It is a magical helm with a base material of iron, 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 1⁄500 (0.2%) of all helms that are randomly generated on the ground, in general shops or as death drops. Used armor dealerships and antique weapon outlets can also stock tinfoil hats.
Description
While worn, a tinfoil hat grants 1 base AC and psychic resistance.
Origin
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 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.
