2007-12-17 07:23:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
No. This is an urban legend. Check out the article at Snopes.com:
http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/valentino.asp
And here's another from Scientific American Magazine:
http://www.sciam.com/article/id/0000FCD2-AA88-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7/catID/3
2007-12-17 08:02:42 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Aluminum is one of the most abundant elements in the earth's crust, and you could not avoid it if you wanted to. Neither aluminum nor its common salts are toxic.
2007-12-17 15:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No,but you shouldn't keep food in it overnight because the acids such as tomato and other citric acids can dissolve the metal and put pits it
2007-12-17 15:31:02 · answer #3 · answered by Arthurlikesbeer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. only if you plan on using oxidizers in your recipes, which would also be poisonous in most cases. point is NO
2007-12-17 15:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by archerpro101 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋