Tin mining of the slang term "tinnie" or "tinny" for a small pipe for use of a drug such as cannabis or for a can of beer. Today, the word "tin" is often improperly used as a generic term for any silvery metal that comes in sheets. Most everyday materials that are commonly called "tin", such as aluminium foil, beverage cans, corrugated building sheathing and tin cans, are actually made of steel or aluminium, although tin cans (tinned cans) do contain a thin coating of tin to inhibit rust. Likewise, so-called "tin toys" are usually made of steel, and may have a
Tin-Tin Kyrano Tin-Tin Kyrano Tin-Tin Kyrano is a fictional character introduced in the mid-1960s British Supermarionation television series "Thunderbirds". In the original TV series and its film sequels, the voice of the Tin-Tin puppet was provided by actress Christine Finn. In the remake series, due to copyright problems with Hergé's "The Adventures of Tintin", the character's name was changed to Tanusha 'Kayo' Kyrano. Sylvia Anderson, "Thunderbirds" co-producer and character co-creator, writes that Tin-Tin was conceived mainly to "redress the balance" of the "male-dominated" primary puppet cast. The character's name was derived from the Malaysian term for "". The Supermarionation puppet was sculpted