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|synonyms= tin hat

|synonyms= tin hat

|seealso= [[wank]], [[Ship Wars]], [[OTP]], [[The Johnlock Conspiracy]], [[Larry Is Real]]

|seealso= [[wank]], [[Ship Wars]], [[OTP]], [[Tinhats and the Fourth Wall]]

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'''Tinhat''' is a term referring to a person who believes that the halves of their ship are really a couple, forced by [[The Powers That Be]] to keep their relationship a secret. The term itself is derived from the stereotype of conspiracy theorists and other paranoid people wearing tinfoil hats to protect themselves from telepathic, microwave or radio transmissions by aliens, the government, or both.<ref group="note">In October 2005, a group of MIT students ran [http://boingboing.net/2012/10/01/tinfoil-hats-actually-amplify.html a series of tests] that seemed to prove tinfoil hats actually ''amplify'' radio waves and thus would be no good against mind control transmissions. Other scientists dispute this finding.</ref> A lot of tinhat theories are based on fantasies of closeted celebrities (usually actors) who are unable to be open about their relationship in their profession, although tinhatting of opposite-sex pairings does occur (and predates the term itself). Although not as common as in [[RPF]] fandoms, tinhatting in fictional media such as [[TV]] also occurs.  

'''Tinhat''' is a term referring to a person who believes that the halves of their ship are really a couple, forced by [[The Powers That Be]] to keep their relationship a secret. The term itself is derived from the stereotype of conspiracy theorists and other paranoid people wearing tinfoil hats to protect themselves from telepathic, microwave or radio transmissions by aliens, the government, or both.<ref group="note">In October 2005, a group of MIT students ran [http://boingboing.net/2012/10/01/tinfoil-hats-actually-amplify.html a series of tests] that seemed to prove tinfoil hats actually ''amplify'' radio waves and thus would be no good against mind control transmissions. Other scientists dispute this finding.</ref> A lot of tinhat theories are based on fantasies of closeted celebrities (usually actors) who are unable to be open about their relationship in their profession, although tinhatting of opposite-sex pairings does occur (and predates the term itself). Although not as common as in [[RPF]] fandoms, tinhatting in fictional media such as [[TV]] also occurs.