Aluminum Foil, You Are So Two-Faced

Have you ever wondered why aluminum foil has one shiny and one matte side?

The Washington Post published an article this week explaining all the ins and outs: Tin, Aluminum, Chromium by Robert L. Wolke.

Mystery, solved.

(via Book of Joe)

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