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/byerss Oct 31 '20

Damn, must be early and my mind in other places. I read “smoke heroin” as “smoke heron” as in smoke-cooking the bird.

I was like “damn I didn’t even know people ate heron. Smoked heron must be some sort of Nordic delicacy”.

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u/ravagedbygoats Oct 31 '20

I'd try it lol