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Date Posted: 21:13:45 09/25/12 Tue
Author: George
Subject: Re: Hey, Lois Re: tinfoil
In reply to: George 's message, "Hey, Lois Re: tinfoil" on 21:08:38 09/25/12 Tue

>Lois, you've been quiet about this.
>
>Have you ever seen tinfoil in your entire life?
>
>I thought it was replaced by aluminum foil shortly
>after World War II, but I can't be sure of the date.
>
>George


Here is what Wikipedia says:



This article is about the foil made from the element Tin. For the common misnomer referring to foil made from Aluminium, see Aluminium foil. For the fish, see Barbonymus.

Tin foil, also spelled tinfoil, is a thin foil made of tin. Actual tin foil was superseded by cheaper and more durable[citation needed] aluminium foil after World War II, and aluminium foil is sometimes CONFUSED with "tin foil" because of its similarity to the former material.


Apparently John is confused, or things in Canada haven't progressed as much as I heretofore had thought.

George

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