His big ears, barrel chest, striking blue eyes and helmet of seemingly electrified hair jet black at first and ultimately snow white made him instantly recognizable, a celebrity long before most authors were lured out into the limelight.

CNN: Newsmaker: Norman Mailer

He was not much to look at, but he had Rumpelstiltskin's own temper, and when angry which was often his fist clenched and pounded the air, his barrel chest thrust forward, and his orders shot out like a hound's bark.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Skybreaker'

My chest was concave when I was a child, but if you look closely, this is true of most children, and the weight lifting I did in prison helped with that, and while I don't actually have a barrel chest, I might have a half barrel.

NPR: Chapter 1

The device has the same tubular format as the original, but the lens is actually on one of the longer sides, rather than at the end of the barrel, making it more suitable for chest mounting.

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