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
Ballad of a Tin Man Man" was published in the United States by Post Hill Press on September 12, 2017(). John D. Kuhns is an author, artist, businessman and investment banker, known for renewable and alternative energy investments around the world. Ballad of a Tin Man Ballad of a Tin Man is a 2017 novel by John D. Kuhns. The book is based on actual events which took place during Kuhns’ career during the late 1980s. The book finds Jack Davis, the protagonist in this novel as well as Kuhns’s earlier novel China Fortunes, down-and-out. His investment banking business is going nowhere, and his girlfriend