2007-04-09 20:06:28 · 3 answers · asked by taurus 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The package plainly states "aluminum foil". So ignorance is no excuse.
2007-04-11 10:29:01 · update #1
The package plainly states "aluminum foil". So ignorance is no excuse.
2007-04-11 10:29:25 · update #2
By definition, “Metal Foil” is solid metal sheet that has been reduced to a leaf-like thinness by beating or rolling. The first mass-produced metal foil was made from tin (Sn). After Aluminum (Al) refining technology became economical in about 1910, it replaced tin in the metal foil market.
I agree with the previous answers, people call it Tinfoil because they don’t know any better. But, as you said - no excuse! Besides tinfoil, other common names for aluminum foil include Reynolds wrap, Alcoa Wrap, al-foil, alu-foil, and silver paper.
Fyi, this link show how aluminum foil is made:
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Aluminum-Foil.html
2007-04-12 05:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by Metallic stuff 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tinfoil was around before aluminum foil and old habits die hard.
2007-04-10 03:10:53 · answer #2 · answered by hodgetts21 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because some of us don't know the difference.
2007-04-10 03:13:29 · answer #3 · answered by Alwyn C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋