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Thinner Than Thou
Thinner may refer to: *Paint thinner A paint thinner is a solvent used to thin oil-based paints. Solvents labeled "paint thinner" are usually mineral spirits having a flash point at about 40 °C (104 °F), the same as some popular brands of charcoal starter. Common solv ..., a solvent used in painting and decorating, for thinning oil-based paint and cleaning brushes. * ''Thinner'' (novel), a 1984 horror novel by Stephen King, written as Richard Bachman ** ''Thinner'' (film), a 1996 horror film based on the novel by Stephen King * Thinner (netlabel), a German netlabel releasing electronic music {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paint Thinner
A paint thinner is a solvent used to thin oil-based paints. Solvents labeled "paint thinner" are usually mineral spirits having a flash point at about 40 °C (104 °F), the same as some popular brands of charcoal starter. Common solvents historically used as paint thinners include: * Mineral spirits (North America)/White spirit (United Kingdom and Ireland) * Acetone * Turpentine * Naphtha * Toluene * Lacquer thinner * Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) * Dimethylformamide (DMF) * 2-Butoxyethanol, or any of the other glycol ethers Less common solvents used as paint thinner include: * Ethylbenzene * Xylene * ''n''-Butyl acetate * Butanol Exposure to vapors created by paint containing thinner or its cleanup may be hazardous. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists has established threshold limit values (TLVs) for most of these compounds. TLV is defined as the maximum concentration in air which can be breathed by a normal person (i.e., excluding children, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinner (novel)
''Thinner'' is a horror novel by American author Stephen King, published in 1984 by NAL under King's pseudonym Richard Bachman. The story centers on lawyer Billy Halleck, who kills a crossing Romani woman in a road accident and escapes legal punishment because of his connections. However, the woman's father places a curse on Halleck, which causes him to lose weight uncontrollably. King, who was overweight at the time of the novel's writing, created the novel's outline following an annual medical examination. Following the book's release, media outlets discussed the similarities between the works of Bachman and King. Eventually, bookstore clerk Stephen Brown, a fan of King's work, located evidence from copyright data held in the Library of Congress that Bachman and King were the same person. After the secret of King's pseudonym was revealed, sales of ''Thinner'' increased tenfold. In total, over three million copies of ''Thinner'' have been sold. Critical reception to ''Thinner'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinner (film)
''Thinner'' (marketed as ''Stephen King's Thinner'') is a 1996 American body horror film directed by Tom Holland and written by Michael McDowell and Holland. The film is based on Stephen King's 1984 novel of the same name (which he wrote under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) and stars Robert John Burke, Joe Mantegna, Lucinda Jenney, Michael Constantine, Kari Wuhrer, and Bethany Joy Lenz. Plot Billy Halleck is an obese upper class lawyer who lives with his wife Heidi and their daughter Linda in Connecticut. Billy recently defended an underworld Mafia boss named Richie "The Hammer" Ginelli in court and is now celebrating his acquittal on a murder charge. Heidi, trying to persuade him to forget about his obsession with food, tries to give Billy oral sex as he is driving. Distracted, Billy accidentally runs over an elderly Romani woman named Suzanne Lempke, killing her. He is acquitted in the proceedings by his friend Judge Cary Rossington. The local police chief Duncan Hopley also o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |