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Why does aluminum foil have one shiny side and one with a matte finish?
(bookofjoe2.blogspot.com)
this post was submitted on 16 Feb 2026
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Fun blog post.
In Australia we call aluminium foil 'alfoil', and have for 40 years or more.
Do other English-speaking countries not?
Here, intellectuals call it aluminum foil. Doofers call it tin foil.
West coast of US.
Well I still think you're a doofus when you say "aluminum" instead of "aluminium"