Tin foil hat replaced with aluminium. An early allusion to an "insulative electrical contrivance encircling the head during thought" appears in the unusual 1909 non-fiction publication "Atomic Consciousness" by self-proclaimed "seer" John Palfrey (aka "James Bathurst") who believed such headgear was not effective for his "retention of thoughts and ideas" against a supposed "telepathic impactive impingement". The usage of a metal foil hat for protection against interference of the mind was mentioned in a science fiction short story by Julian Huxley, "The Tissue-Culture King", first published in 1926, in which the protagonist discovers that "caps of metal foil" can block the effects of
What We Almost Made What We Almost Made What We Almost Made is a 2008 mixtape by London-born entertainer Example. Similar to his previous full-length releases "We Didn't Invent the Remix" and "What We Made", all of the songs in "What We Almost Made" were mainly written by Example and produced by Rusher. As the title suggests, "What We Almost Made" was made as a follow-up to "What We Made" and contains unreleased tracks that weren't included in any of his previous releases (five of which feature various artists); three of the songs, although, were originally B-sides taken from the vinyl releases of the