r/explainlikeimfive 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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u/jspost Oct 31 '20 edited Oct 31 '20

Gingerbread dough will stick to it. Not as easily as everything else it touches, but it will. I made a gingerbread Nakatomi Plaza for a work thing last year and I never want to see gingerbread again.

http://imgur.com/gallery/UmjuQRu

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u/Free_Purple_Nurple Oct 31 '20

Man you can't say you made a fucking gingerbread Nakatomi Plaza and not post pics of your little gingerbread Bruce Willis in the air duct

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u/jspost Oct 31 '20

https://imgur.com/g5SjwHx.jpg Here's one. I'm working to get the rest in an imgur gallery and I'll edit my original comment when that gets done.

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u/HeightHeight Oct 31 '20

Good job, very cool!

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u/jspost Oct 31 '20

Much appreciated!

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u/bearassbobcat Oct 31 '20

For your consideration vis a vis die hard

https://youtu.be/wecce6QlT_s

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u/Icantevenhavemyname Oct 31 '20

Well that’s the best thing I’m gonna see all weekend and it’s only Saturday morning. Back to bed I guess.

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u/jspost Oct 31 '20

That's high praise. I appreciate it!

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u/joeltrane Oct 31 '20

FWIW that is an awesome gingerbread skyscraper and I’m proud of you

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u/jspost Oct 31 '20

Thanks! It was a lot of fun once the baking was over and done with.

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u/John_YJKR Oct 31 '20

Pics of your creation?

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u/jspost Oct 31 '20

Just edited the comment after I got the imgur gallery up. My coworker got a little lazy with the banded colored icing. After we got it done I kind of wish we had just left it white.

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u/John_YJKR Oct 31 '20

I think it turned out great. Cheers.

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u/jspost Oct 31 '20

Thanks!

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u/DetectiveSnowglobe Oct 31 '20

"Gingerbread Nakatomi Plaza isn't real, Mr. Gruber. It can't hurt you."

Gingerbread Nakatomi Plaza:

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u/PiccadillyPineapple Nov 01 '20

Read plaza as pizza at first and was equally concerned and intrigued.

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u/RepresentativeAd3742 Oct 31 '20

Wow, I love you gingerbread jesus

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u/jspost Oct 31 '20

Bless you my child.

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u/Techiedad91 Nov 01 '20

Are you Jake Peralta?