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"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <
toylet.toylet@gmail.com> writes:
On 3/7/2026 9:21 AM, Anonymous wrote:
tin-foil hat kooks don't like the periodic table
You can't trust the elements,
they make up everything!
Why don't you ask the general public to stop calling aluminium foil as
tin foil? Organize a demonstration to correct the public! :)
It's not about elements, nor periodic table. It's not about making up soemthing. It's not about kooks. It's just a mistake that nobody wanna correct because of bad habiits!!
Tin foil is a real thing. I have a roll of it, maybe 8" wide, that I
picked up somewhere 50 or more years ago. The foil is interleaved
with paper wrap. It's labeled as tin and you
can tell from the weight that it isn't aluminum.
Maybe I should make a hat! Who knows what thoughts or beliefs might
just go away. Maybe Donald Trump isn't, yew kno, *real*. It's the
rays!
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Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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