Howard in Gentle Ben (1967) | |
Born | April 20, 1959 (age 60) Burbank, California, U.S. |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1962–present |
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Parent(s) | Rance Howard Jean Speegle Howard |
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Clinton Engle Howard (born April 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is the younger brother of actor and director Ron Howard. He is best known for his roles in the films The Waterboy and Apollo 13, and his role as a series regular on Gentle Ben when he was a child. He also did an episode of “Men from Shilo”. He has appeared in many films directed by his brother, Ron.
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Early life[edit]
Howard was born in Burbank, California, the younger son of actors Rance Howard and Jean Speegle Howard. His brother is actor and filmmaker Ron Howard.
Career[edit]
Television[edit]
Howard began his career when he was two, appearing in five episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, then starring his older brother Ron. He played Leon, a toddler in a cowboy outfit who wandered around Mayberry and silently offered people a bite of his sandwich, to which they would respond 'no, thank you Leon'.[1] Other early notable roles include his appearance on The Streets of San Francisco in the episode entitled 'The House on Hyde Street', and The Virginian as Tommy, the proud owner of a new litter of pups in the episode entitled 'Melanie'.
In 1963, he appeared in the ABCmedical dramaBreaking Point in the role of four year old Mikey in the episode 'The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct'. He also played little Billy Taft, the nephew of Dr. Richard Kimble, in the season one episode of The Fugitive, 'Home is the Hunted' (1964).
His first prominent role was as a regular on the series Gentle Ben (1967–69). He also starred in an episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery as Herbie, a ten-year-old boy who predicts the near future, and played Billy in the made for television version of John Steinbeck's The Red Pony, with Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Hara.
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Howard appeared in various Star Trek episodes:
- In 1966, he appeared as the powerful but childlike alien Balok in 'The Corbomite Maneuver,' a season one episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (although not the first episode broadcast, it was the first episode of season one to be produced after the pilot episodes). The appearance is a well-remembered one in Star Trek history, and he briefly reprised the character in 2006 on Comedy Central's roast of William Shatner
- 'Past Tense Part II,' a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
- 'Acquisition,' a season one episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- 'Will You Take My Hand,' a season one episode of Star Trek: Discovery[2]
- As a nod to Howard's prominent place in Star Trek culture, he played a part in Star Trek director J. J. Abrams' series Fringe; in the season one episode, 'The Road Not Taken', playing a man who thought he was the son of Sarek of Vulcan. He discussed a fictitious plot by Romulans from the future, much like the one in Abrams' own Star Trek film. (In the next episode, Leonard Nimoy was revealed to be the mysterious character he was discussing.)
In 2003, Howard played Johnny Bark on Arrested Development in the season one episode Key Decisions, which was produced and narrated by his brother, Ron. He was seen in an episode of Married... with Children as a creepy janitor. He played a car thief/murderer in the season four Seinfeld episode 'The Trip'. Howard played Creepy Rodney in the season one My Name Is Earl episode 'Stole a Badge', and he was a guest star in the season three episode of the NBC show Heroes 'I Am Sylar'.[3][4]
Film[edit]
In his film debut The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), he played a child party guest standing on a table at his birthday party, that Shirley Jones put an Indian headdress on his head.[citation needed] Howard also voiced Roo in Disney's animated shorts Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), which were later incorporated into The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977), and Hathi Jr. in The Jungle Book (1967).
Howard appeared in seventeen films directed by his brother, Ron Howard, including Ron's first directorial effort — a short film called Old Paint — when Clint was ten. He also starred in Ron's first full length feature, Grand Theft Auto. Other roles in the elder Howard's films include: John Dexter in Cocoon (1985), Paul in Gung Ho (both film and TV series), pathologist Ricco in Backdraft (1991), Lou in Parenthood, Flynn in Far and Away (1992), flight controllerSeymour Liebergot in Apollo 13 (1995), Ken in EDtv (1999), and Whobris in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).
He also played Sheriff Purdy in The Missing (2003), Lloyd Davis in Frost/Nixon (2008), Herbert Trimpy in The Dilemma, and Paul Lucas in the episodes 'Spider' and 'We Interrupt This Program' of the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, which was produced by brother Ron.
He played Eaglebaur in Rock 'n' Roll High School, Usher in Get Crazy, Paco in The Waterboy, Arthur Lynne in Uwe Boll's Heart of America, cellmate Slinky in Tango & Cash, CJZZ Disk Jockey in That Thing You Do!, Johnson Ritter in the Austin Powers series, another flight controller in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Nipples in Little Nicky (2000), Gregory Tudor in the low budget film Ice Cream Man (1995), Rughead in The Wraith (1986), Stanley Coopersmith in Evilspeak (1981), Kate the Caterer in The Cat in the Hat, Doctor Koplenson in Halloween (2007), and appeared in the romantic comedies, Play the Game and Speed-Dating.
He also played Sanders in Alabama Moon and Dr. Owen in Nobody Gets Out Alive, which was written and directed by filmmaker Jason Christopher, and was released nationwide on February 26, 2013. The film made rounds of the festival circuit in 2012, and won two best feature awards, a best director award, and a best actor award.[5]
He appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story, which his brother Ron Howard directed.[6]
Music[edit]
In 1981, Howard formed The Kempsters, a new waverock and roll group that was composed mostly of his friends who were neighbors with him on Kemp Street. In 1982, their original drummer, Mike 'Spooner' Bauer, was replaced by Tony Rodriquez and the band played regularly at Madame Wong's West. The band retired in 1983. Although The Kempsters never released an album while together, Howard has recently begun distributing No Brains At All, a CD featuring four tracks the band recorded in various studios, and seven tracks recorded live on October 17, 1982 at Madame Wong's.
Personal life[edit]
Howard married Melanie Sorich on October 29, 1995. In 2017, it was announced that Howard had filed for divorce.[7]
Howard is a Republican (contrasting with his brother, Ron, a Democrat).[8] On January 29, 2016, three days before the Iowa Caucuses, he endorsed United States SenatorTed Cruz of Texas for the Republican presidential nomination.[9][10]
Howard is an avid golfer who played 150 rounds a year until hip replacements forced him to quit. In 2015, Howard began creating one-of-a-kind snow globes that are occasionally featured on entertainment programs. He brought one with him for his appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (with, as a guest, Howard's niece Bryce Dallas Howard).
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962 | The Andy Griffith Show | Leon | 'The Bank Job' |
1963 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Child Party Guest | Uncredited[citation needed] |
1966 | Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree | Roo (voice) | Short film |
An Eye for an Eye | Jo-Hi Quince – Brian's Son | ||
1967 | The Jungle Book | Hathi Jr. (voice) | |
Gentle Giant | Mark Wedloe | ||
1968 | Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Roo (voice) | Short film |
1970 | The Wild Country | Andrew Tanner | |
1973 | Salty | Tim Reed | |
1976 | Eat My Dust! | George Poole Jr. | |
1977 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Roo (voice) | |
Grand Theft Auto | Ace | ||
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | Baseball Catcher | ||
1978 | Harper Valley PTA | Corley | |
1979 | Rock 'n' Roll High School | Eaglebauer | |
1981 | Evilspeak | Stanley Coopersmith | |
1982 | Night Shift | Jefferey | |
1983 | Get Crazy | Usher | |
1984 | Splash | Wedding Guest | |
1985 | Cocoon | John Dexter | |
1986 | Gung Ho | Paul | |
The Wraith | Rughead | ||
1987 | End of the Line | Les Sullivan | |
1988 | Freeway | Ronnie | |
B.O.R.N. | Jerry | ||
1989 | Parenthood | Lou | |
Tango & Cash | Slinky | ||
1990 | Disturbed | Brian | |
Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | Ricky | ||
1991 | Backdraft | Ricco | |
The Rocketeer | Mark | ||
1992 | Far and Away | Flynn | |
1993 | Carnosaur | 'Slim' Friar | |
Ticks | Jarvis Tanner | ||
1994 | The Paper | Ray Blaisch | |
Leprechaun 2 | Tourist | ||
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter | Gary | ||
Forced to Kill | Drifter | ||
1995 | Fist of the North Star | Stalin | |
Ice Cream Man | Gregory Tudor | ||
Forget Paris | Exterminator | ||
Digital Man | Deakins | ||
Apollo 13 | Sy Liebergot | ||
Not Like Us | Wede | ||
Twisted Love | Gardener | ||
1996 | Barb Wire | Schmitz | |
Unhook the Stars | Gus | ||
That Thing You Do! | KJZZ Disc Jockey | ||
Santa with Muscles | Hinkley | ||
1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Johnson Ritter | |
1998 | Twilight | EMS Worker | |
The Dentist 2 | Mr. Toothache | ||
Telling You | Customer | Uncredited | |
The Waterboy | Paco | ||
Evasive Action | Hector Miller | ||
1999 | EDtv | Ken | |
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Johnson Ritter | ||
2000 | My Dog Skip | Millard | |
The Million Dollar Kid | Harvey | ||
Little Nicky | Nipples | ||
Ping! | Stu | ||
How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Whobris | ||
2001 | Blackwoods | Greg | |
2002 | Austin Powers in Goldmember | Johnson Ritter | |
Heart of America | Artie Lynne | ||
100 Women | Mr. Willens | ||
2003 | Pauly Shore is Dead | Pauly's Business Manager | |
House of the Dead | Salish | ||
The Cat in the Hat | Kate the Caterer | ||
The Missing | Sheriff Purdy | ||
2004 | Raising Genius | Mr. Goss | |
The Sure Hand of God | Clyde Trotter | ||
I Am Stamos | Himself | Short film | |
2005 | River's End | Mr. Powell | |
My Big Fat Independent Movie | The Mechanic | ||
Cinderella Man | Referee | ||
Planet Ibsen | Henrik Ibsen | ||
Fun with Dick and Jane | INS Agent | ||
2006 | Church Ball | Gene Jensen | |
The Powder Puff Principle | Principal Richard Skelter | Short film | |
Curious George | Balloon Man (voice) | ||
How to Eat Fried Worms | Uncle Ed | ||
Big Bad Wolf | Fulton Chaney | ||
2007 | Music Within | Clerk | |
Halloween | Dr. Koplenson | ||
A Plumm Summer | Binky the Clown | ||
A Christmas Too Many | Todd | ||
2008 | Foreign Exchange | Long Larry | |
Frost/Nixon | Lloyd Davis | ||
Senior Skip Day | Lionel Huffer | ||
2009 | London Betty | Narrator (voice) | |
Play the Game | Dick | ||
Super Capers | Mugger | ||
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | Air and Space Mission Control Tech #1 | ||
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | Farmer Dan (voice) | ||
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Cthulu (voice) | ||
Alabama Moon | Constable Sanders | ||
2010 | Holyman Undercover | Roy Sr. | |
Speed-Dating | Dom | ||
2011 | The Dilemma | Herbert Trimpy | |
Blubberella | Dr. Mangler | ||
BloodRayne: The Third Reich | |||
Night Club | Cliff | ||
2012 | Last Call | George | |
The Lords of Salem | Carlo | ||
Nobody Gets Out Alive | Doctor Owen | ||
2013 | Assault on Wall Street | Chuck | |
Huff | Karl | ||
Sparks | Gordon Eldridge | ||
The Profane Exhibit | Bob | Segment: 'Basement' | |
2014 | Bald | Nathan | Short film |
Sand Castles | Todd Carlson | ||
Balls Out | Philip | ||
2015 | The Funhouse Massacre | Taxidermist | |
2016 | Guys and Girls Can't Be Friends | Gus | |
2017 | Mad Families | Gravy | |
The Church | Alexander James / The Spirit | ||
2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Ralakili |
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1962–64 | The Andy Griffith Show | Leon / Boy at Church Social (uncredited) | 5 episodes |
1963 | Breaking Point | Mikey | Episode: 'The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct' |
1964 | Vacation Playhouse | Little Boy | Episode: 'Hey, Teacher' |
1964–65 | The Baileys of Balboa | Stanley | 26 episodes |
1964, 1965 | The Fugitive | Billy Taft / Johnny Stransel | Episodes: 'Home Is the Hunted' / 'Set Fire to a Straw Man' |
1965 | Bonanza | Michael Thorpe | Episode: 'All Ye His Saints' |
1966 | The Patty Duke Show | Ralphie | Episode: 'Three Little Kittens' |
1965, 1966 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies | David / Davey | 3 episodes |
1965, 1970 | The F.B.I. | Alan Ellwood / Josh Cobb | Episodes: 'An Elephant Is Like a Rope' / 'Incident in the Desert' |
1966, 1967, 1971 | The Virginian | Will / Tommy / Manuel | 3 episodes |
1966 | The Jean Arthur Show | Robbie Fielding | Episode: 'My Client, the Rooster' |
1966 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Balok | Episode: 'The Corbomite Maneuver' |
1966 | Laredo | Midj | Episode: 'Leave It to Dixie' |
1967 | The Monoroes | Jody Larson | Episode: 'Teaching the Tiger to Purr' |
1967 | Judd for the Defense | Tim Oliver | Episode: 'A Civil Case of Murder' |
1967–69 | Gentle Ben | Mark Wedloe | 56 episodes |
1970 | Lancer | Willie Sharpe | Episode: 'Blue Skies for Willie Sharpe' |
1970 | Love, American Style | David Kaufman | Episode: 'Love and the Coed Dorm/Love and the Optimist/Love and the Teacher' |
1970 | The Red Skelton Show | Lemonade Stand Proprietor | Episode: 'Stone Walls Do Not a Prison Make: So They Added Iron Bars' |
1970 | The Odd Couple | Randy Granger | Episode: 'The Big Brothers' |
1970 | Family Affair | Tom Richards | Episode: 'Say Uncle' |
1971 | Gunsmoke | Lonny | Episode: 'Murdoch' |
1971 | The Mod Squad | Davey Carr | Episode: 'The Price of Love' |
1971 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Kimmy Rolf | Episode: 'Tender Comrade' |
1971 | Night Gallery | Herbie Bittman | 'The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes' |
1971 | Nanny and the Professor | Timmy McGovern | Episode: 'One for the Road' |
1971, 1973 | Insight | Larry Gilprin | 2 episodes |
1973 | The Rookies | Dennis Palmer | Episode: 'Crossfire' |
1973 | The Red Pony | Jody Tiflin | Television film |
1973-74 | The Streets of San Francisco | Billy Rudolph | 2 episodes |
1974 | Doc Elliot | Paul Scarne | Episode: 'A Small Hand of Friendship' |
1974 | The Cowboys | Steve | 12 episodes |
1974 | Movin' On | Mark | Episode: 'Life Line' |
1975 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Andrew | Episode: 'Wild Country: Part 2' |
1975 | Huckleberry Finn | Arch | Television film |
1976, 1980 | Happy Days | Moose | 2 episodes |
1977 | The Death of Richie | Peanuts | Television film |
1978 | The Fitzpatricks | D'Annunzio | Episode: 'A Living Wage' |
1978 | Cotton Candy | Corky Macpherson | Television film |
1982 | Lou Grant | Jerry Kovacovich | Episode: 'Recovery' |
1986–87 | Gung Ho | Googie | 9 episodes |
1987 | Sledge Hammer! | Police Officer | Episode: 'State of Sledge' |
1987 | Santa Barbara | Marshall | Episode: '#1.677' |
1990 | Hunter | Man in Restaurant | Episode: 'Kill Zone' |
1992 | Seinfeld | Tobias Lehigh Nagy | Episode: 'The Trip' Part 2 |
1993–94 | Space Rangers | Mimmer | 6 episodes |
1994 | Cheyenne Warrior | Otto Nielsen | Television film |
1995 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Grady | Episode: 'Past Tense' |
1995 | Married... with Children | Mullen | Episode: 'And Bingo Was Her Game-O' |
1995 | Silk Stalkings | Craig P. Sykes | Episode: 'Kill Shot' |
1996 | The Outer Limits | Dennis | Episode: 'First Anniversary' |
1996 | Humanoids from the Deep | Deputy | Television film |
1997 | Gun | The Homeless Guy | Episode: 'The Shot' |
1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Paul Lucas | Miniseries |
1998 | Addams Family Reunion | Dogcatcher (uncredited) | Television film |
1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Pontifex | Episode: 'Baby Lottery' |
1999 | The Pretender | Smitty | Episode: 'Qallupilluit' |
1999 | Arthur's Quest | Mr. Whitney | Television film |
2002 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Muk | Episode: 'Acquisition' |
2002 | Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe In Santa | Tug (voice) | Television film |
2003 | Crossing Jordan | Gil Runkis | Episode: 'The First Six Years' |
2003, 2013 | Arrested Development | Johnny Bark | 2 episodes |
2006, 2008 | My Name Is Earl | Creepy Rodney | 2 episodes |
2009 | Heroes | Tom Miller | Episode: 'I Am Sylar' |
2009 | Fringe | Emmanuel Grayson | Episode: 'The Road Not Taken' |
2011 | Workaholics | Replacement for Adam Demamp | Episode: 'The Strike' |
2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Harold | Television film |
2013 | Hawaii Five-O | Superintendent | Episode: 'Kupouli 'la'; uncredited[citation needed] |
2014 | Key and Peele | Aerobics Director | Episode: 'Aerobics Meltdown' |
2014 | The Birthday Boys | Traffic Control Operator | Episode: 'Plight of the Working Class' |
2016 | Still the King | Crazy Dave | 2 episodes |
2018 | Star Trek: Discovery | Orion Drug Dealer | Episode: 'Will You Take My Hand?' |
Year | Title | Role |
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1990 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation | Ricky |
1991 | Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker | Ricky |
2003 | Beethoven's 5th | Owen Tuttle |
Year | Title | Voice role |
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1998 | Tex Murphy: Overseer | Larry Hammond |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Day, Patrick Kevin (2012-07-03). 'The residents of Andy Griffith's Mayberry: Where are they now?'. Los Angeles Times. ISSN0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
- ^Deb, Sopan (February 11, 2018). ''Star Trek: Discovery' Season Finale: Wrapping Up'. The New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^'Heroes: I Am Sylar'. WMC Action News 5. April 4, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^'NBC Universal Media Village'. NBC. Retrieved 2009-04-02.[dead link]
- ^'Nobody Gets Out Alive'. 26 February 2013 – via Amazon.
- ^McNary, Dave (August 3, 2017). 'Han Solo Movie: Clint Howard to Appear in 'Star Wars' Spinoff'. Variety. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^Webber, Stephanie (24 April 2017). 'Clint Howard, Wife Melanie Separating After 22 Years of Marriage'. US Magazine. American Media Inc.Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^Bond, Paul. 'Conservative actors bemoan 'intolerant' Hollywood'. Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^Moody, Chris (January 29, 2016). 'Why actor Clint Howard is campaigning for Ted Cruz'. CNN. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^'Clint Howard Endorses Ted Cruz for President'. tedcruz.org. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clint Howard. |
- Clint Howard on IMDb
- Clint Howard at AllMovie
- Ron Howard and Clint Howard (November 30, 2017). 'Ron and Clint Howard Remember Dad Rance's 'Enthusiasm, Dignity and Fearlessness' (Guest Column)'. Variety.
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Lint | |
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Lint accumulation in the screen of a clothes dryer | |
Type | Visible accumulations of textile fibers and other materials |
Close-up of dryer lint.
Pocket lint.
Natural occurrence of navel lint in a healthy adult male.
Lint is the common name for visible accumulations of textilefibers and other materials, usually found on and around clothing. Certain materials used in the manufacture of clothing, such as cotton, linen, and wool, contain numerous, very short fibers bundled together.[1] During the course of normal wear, these fibers may either detach or be jostled out of the weave of which they are part. This is the reason that heavily used articles like shirts and towels become thin over time, and why these particles collect in the lint screen of a clothes dryer.[1]
Because of their low surface area, static cling causes fibers that have detached from an article of clothing to continue to stick to one another and to that article or other surfaces with which they come in contact. Other small fibers or particles also accumulate with these clothing fibers, including human and animal hair and skin cells, plant fibers, and pollen, dust, and microorganisms.
The etymology of the modern word 'lint' is related to 'linting', the term used for the cultivation of the shorter fibers from the cotton plant (Gossypium), also called 'lint', from which lower-quality cotton products are manufactured.[2] Lint is composed of threads of all colors, which blend hues and may appear to be a uniform grey.[3]
- 1Varieties of lint
- 2Problems related to lint
- 3Uses of lint
Varieties of lint[edit]
Dryer lint[edit]
Dryer lint is lint generated by the drying of clothes in a clothes dryer; it typically accumulates on a dryer screen. Underwriters Laboratories recommends cleaning the lint filter after every cycle for safety and energy efficiency.[4]
Navel lint[edit]
Navel lint (also known by names such as navel fluff, belly button lint,belly button fluff, and dip lint) is an accumulation of fluffy fibers in the navel cavity. Many people find that, at the beginning and end of the day, a small lump of fluff has appeared in the navel cavity. This lint is an accumulation of cloth fibers that are scraped by body hair. The reasons for its accumulation in the navel are a subject of speculation. A likely hypothesis is that rubbing of navel hairs and clothing contributes to a build-up of static electricity, resulting in the collection of clothing fibers and to a lesser extent, dead skin cells.[citation needed]
Pocket lint[edit]
Pocket lint is debris including bits of fabric as well as small shreds of paper and tissue that are often found in pockets. It may be caused by running the clothing through a washing machine one or more times, causing the pocket lining or contents to compact and shred.[citation needed]
As pocket lint is an amalgamation of the contents of the pockets, pocket lint can be helpful when determining whether drugs have been previously stored in the pockets, by testing it with various drug tests.[citation needed] In a survival situation, pocket lint can be used as tinder for starting a fire.[5]
The Infocom game, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was sold with a collection of 'props' that included a small bag of 'pocket fluff'.[6]
Problems related to lint[edit]
Biological problems[edit]
Inhalation of excessive amounts of lint, as observed in early textile workers, may lead to diseases of the lungs, such as byssinosis.[7] Lint shed from clothing during the course of wear may also carry bacteria and viruses.[8] For this reason, the presence of lint presents a danger during surgery, when it might carry microorganisms into open wounds. It has been demonstrated that due to the abrasive contact between clothing and skin, 'a person wearing a standard cotton scrub suit actually sheds more bacteria than without clothing'.[9] Lint is also a component of 'toe jam', described by UMPC as 'that gunk located between your toes, can result if you’re not properly cleaning feet and toes. Like ear wax, mucus, and many other bodily residues (...). But the issue can have several different causes—some of them more serious than others — so it pays to give your feet special attention.'[10] Lint also presents a threat to the environment in spaces that generally do not experience human contact, constituting 'one of the primary polluters' in cave exploration.[11]
Mechanical problems[edit]
Lint contamination also presents what may be the most serious threat of damage to delicate mechanical devices.[12][13] In order to prevent lint contamination, workers entering clean rooms are generally required to wear an outer layer of clothing made from artificial fibers that are longer and thicker, and therefore much less likely to shed any material.[1][14] Lint-resistant clothing materials include elastic fabrics like spandex (or Lycra), for which the fibers will tend to stretch rather than break, and longer, stronger non-woven polyolefin fibers.[15]
Other problems[edit]
Lint on clothing is generally considered unattractive and unprofessional. Furthermore, lint may be abrasive and may damage the clothing itself.[16] For these reasons, visible lint is often removed with a lint remover or clothes brush. The accumulation of lint during clothes cleaning can be reduced with the use of a fabric softener, which reduces the amount of static electricity on clothing surfaces and therefore prevents the lint from sticking to the clothes.[17]
Dryer lint, which collects on the lint screen of a clothes dryer, is highly flammable and therefore presents a fire hazard.[18] However, because of this flammability, dryer lint may be collected for use as tinder,[19] although burning man-made fibres can produce toxic fumes.[20]
Uses of lint[edit]
Composting[edit]
It is possible to compost lint retrieved from the lint screen on a dryer by adding it to other materials being composted. The texture of the material allows the organic matter within it to compost quickly and easily, but depending on the source, it may include inorganic fibers and materials which never break down.[21]
Forensic science[edit]
Lint is useful to examine in forensic science because it is accumulated over time, and because the fibers shed from clothing adhere to not only that clothing, but also other particles to which the carrier is exposed. The lint on a person's clothing is therefore likely to contain material transferred from the various environments through which that person has passed,[22] enabling forensic examiners to collect and examine lint to determine the movements and activities of the wearer.[23][24] Examiners may use various chemicals to isolate lint fibers from different articles of clothing based on differences in color and other characteristics.[25]
Tinder[edit]
As noted above, dryer lint burns readily. Although this may present a hazard in the household, it also means that lint makes excellent tinder for starting fires.[26] It is especially useful for catching sparks from flint and steel, or similar striker-type fire starters in the absence of matches.[27]
Wound treatment[edit]
Lint was used as a form of wound treatment for cuts and sores as early as 1500 BC and as recently as the American Civil War.[28] Lint used specifically for treating wounds was sometimes referred to as charpie.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abcR. W. Welker, Ramamurthy Nagarajan, Carl E. Newberg (2006). Contamination and ESD Control in High-Technology Manufacturing. pp. 415–16.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^Norma R. Hollen & Jane Saddler (1952). Modern Textiles. p. 14.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^Glass, Don (October 16, 2008). 'The Color of Lint'. A Moment of Science. Indiana Public Media. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^Underwriters Laboratories product safety tips – clothes dryersArchived 2014-03-05 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^'Catching A Spark from Flint And Steel: Fire Building Basics', Prepper Bits, 30 September 2018
- ^Blake Wilson (September 18, 2008). ''Hitchhiker's Guide': The Game 'Arts Beat''. The New York Times.
- ^Yafa, Stephen (2006). Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber.
- ^Raheel, Mastura (1994). Protective Clothing Systems and Materials. p. 19.
- ^Kulkarni, G.S. (2008). Textbook of Orthopedics and Trauma. p. 296.
- ^URGENT CARE (October 20, 2015). 'What Is Toe Jam?'. upmc.com. Post updated May 11, 2016}}
- ^Hurd, Barbara (2005). Entering the Stone: On Caves and Feeling Through the Dark. p. 54.
- ^Ira Cochin (1963). Analysis and Design of the Gyroscope for Inertial Guidance. p. 143.
- ^Michael Kozicki, Stuart A. Hoenig & Patrick J. Robinson (1991). Cleanrooms: Facilities and Practices.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^'The Inside Story on Outdoor Gear'. Popular Science. 238 (5). May 1991. p. 82.
- ^Krishan Kumar Chawla (1998). Fibrous Materials. p. 102.
- ^Cynthia Townley Ewer (2009). Houseworks. p. 139.
- ^JJeff Bredenberg (1999). Clean It Fast, Clean It Right. pp. 235–236.
- ^Eric Kleinert (1995). Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances. p. 231.
- ^Lori Baird (2007). Don't Throw It Out: Recycle, Renew and Reuse to Make Things Last. p. 216.
- ^Wes Clark,'Everyday Household Materials Yield Toxic Smoke', FireAvert, 17 April 2015
- ^Barbara Pleasant & Deborah L. Martin (2008). The Complete Compost Gardening Guide. p. 128.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^Jane Moira Taupin; Chesterene Cwiklik (2009). Forensic Examination of Clothing. p. 145.
- ^Jane Moira Taupin; Chesterene Cwiklik (2009). Forensic Examination of Clothing. p. 195.
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- ^'Catching A Spark from Flint And Steel: Fire Building Basics', Prepper Bits, 30 September 2018
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- Barker, Graham. 'World record navel lint collection'. feargod.net.
- 'Bellybutton Lint Collecters'. craftbits.com.
- Kruszelnicki, Karl (2001). 'The Great Bellybutton Lint Survey'. Q & A with Dr K.
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