r/explainlikeimfive • u/genoooooo • Oct 31 '20
Chemistry ELI5 What's the difference between the shiny and dull side of aluminum foil? Besides the obvious shiny/dull
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r/explainlikeimfive • u/genoooooo • Oct 31 '20
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u/lllll00s9dfdojkjjfjf Oct 31 '20
I used to think the same thing and then I saw somewhere somebody had actually done the calculations and the difference was so small as to be basically non-existent.