Tin cry Tin cry A tin cry is the characteristic sound heard when a bar of tin is bent. Variously described as a "screaming" or "crackling" sound, the effect is caused by the crystal twinning in the metal. The sound is not particularly loud, despite terms like "crying" and "screaming". It is very noticeable when a hot-dip tin coated sheet metal is bent at high speed over rollers during processing. The tin cry is often demonstrated as a simple science experiment. The bar of tin will "cry" repeatedly when bent until it breaks. The experiment can then be recycled by melting and
Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire tend their wounds and drink. Baltimore explains bitterly that his fight is not over, that it will never be over, and that he understands what he has been made into. Then Baltimore reaches into his chest and pulls out his heart, which has become a lump of tin with his wife's wedding ring set in its side. Mike Mignola came up with the concept for "Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire" and conceived much of the plot, though Christopher Golden penned the novel based on their joint efforts. In 2010 Dark Horse Comics began a comic book