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  2. Solar water disinfection - Wikipedia

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    Aluminum reflects ultraviolet well. The filled bottles are then exposed to the fullest sunlight possible. Bottles will heat faster and hotter if they are placed on a sloped sun-facing reflective metal surface. A corrugated metal roof (as compared to a thatched roof) or a slightly curved sheet of aluminum foil increases the light inside the bottle.

  3. 5 unusual uses for aluminum foil that will completely blow ...

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    Balling up a bit of aluminum foil and tossing it in with your clean clothes will make for static-free apparel. 3) Under your ironing board This is particularly good with pants and sleeves due to ...

  4. Unexpected uses for aluminum foil - AOL

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    Start by dipping the foil in some water before you start rubbing; repeat as necessary. You will be surprised at how easily that rust dissolves into a shiny, scratch-free surface! Next, foil can ...

  5. Drano - Wikipedia

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    After Drano crystals are added to water, the reaction works as follows: Aluminium reacts with lye: 2NaOH + 2Al + 2H 2 O → 3H 2 + 2NaAlO 2, although the exact species in solution may be NaAl(OH) 4. [1] The release of hydrogen gas stirs the mixture and improves the interaction between the lye and the materials clogging the drain.

  6. Aluminium foil - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium foil (or aluminum foil in American English; occasionally called tin foil) is aluminium prepared in thin metal leaves. The foil is pliable and can be readily bent or wrapped around objects. Thin foils are fragile and are sometimes laminated with other materials such as plastics or paper to make them stronger and more useful.

  7. 9 Foods You Should Never Cook in Aluminum Foil - AOL

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    5. Berries. Berries, with their natural acidity, can also cause aluminum foil to leach into food. They can also fall apart and turn into a sad, mushy mess when cooked in foil at high temperatures.

  8. Hot foil trick - Wikipedia

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    The hot foil trick is a magic trick in which the magician places a small piece of tin or aluminium foil in a volunteer's hand, and the foil begins to rapidly increase in temperature until the volunteer has to drop it to avoid scalding their hand, and the foil is reduced to ashes on the ground.

  9. Induction sealing - Wikipedia

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    The closure is supplied to the bottler with an aluminum foil layer liner already inserted. Although there are various liners to choose from, a typical induction liner is multi-layered. The top layer is a paper pulp that is generally spot-glued to the cap. The next layer is wax that is used to bond a layer of aluminum foil to the pulp.