WEll Aluminium might be the cause of many a dimentia.
Tin and Aluminium are just different elements in the periodic table.
Ever heard of a wave blocker?
On 3/31/2026 11:15 PM, The Doctor wrote:
WEll Aluminium might be the cause of many a dimentia.
Industrial pollution? Yes...
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On 3/31/2026 11:14 PM, The Doctor wrote:
Tin and Aluminium are just different elements in the periodic table.
Ever heard of a wave blocker?
What kind(s) of wave are you talking about?
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On 3/31/2026 1:38 PM, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-03-31 02:33:51 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/7/2026 9:21 AM, Anonymous wrote:
You can't trust the elements, they make up everything!
Can you still buy tin foil these days?
You can, but it is difficult to find and only sold by specialty
companies. All the stuff you get in regular supermarkets is aluminium
foil (or "aluminum" for Americans who can't spell!).
People and shops should STOP calling aluminium foil as tin foil!! It's
a total mistake!
Maybe call them "silver foil" because of their colors? :)
On 2026-03-31 11:53:41 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/31/2026 1:38 PM, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-03-31 02:33:51 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/7/2026 9:21 AM, Anonymous wrote:
You can't trust the elements, they make up everything!
Can you still buy tin foil these days?
You can, but it is difficult to find and only sold by specialty
companies. All the stuff you get in regular supermarkets is aluminium
foil (or "aluminum" for Americans who can't spell!).
People and shops should STOP calling aluminium foil as tin foil!! It's
a total mistake!
Shops and companies making the kitchen foil call it "aluminium", but
the general public got used to it being tin foil, so continue to call
it that and the older generations have passed that name on to younger >generations.
It's a little like all vacuum cleaners often being called a "hoover", >despite the Hoover company being one of many manufacturers these days
and most people around the world have never even seen an actual Hoover >vacuum cleaner.
Maybe call them "silver foil" because of their colors? :)
"Metal Foil" ... then it can be made out of almost any metal. ;-)
(Mercury foil might be a bit difficult to use though.)
Anyone recalled what happened to aluminium ships in the Falklands war?
What kind(s) of wave are you talking about?
Alpha, beta and gamma.
On 4/1/2026 7:46 AM, The Doctor wrote:
Anyone recalled what happened to aluminium ships in the Falklands war?
Why suddenly switched/shifted topic to this??
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On 4/1/2026 5:55 AM, The Doctor wrote:
What kind(s) of wave are you talking about?
Alpha, beta and gamma.
Why do you need to block them? Are you trying to enrich uranium?
Somewhere in the desert of Middle-East? :)
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What kind(s) of wave are you talking about?
Alpha, beta and gamma.
Why do you need to block them? Are you trying to enrich uranium?
Somewhere in the desert of Middle-East? :)
Tin or Aluminium may work.
In article <10qi8mo$3ud1l$1@toylet.eternal-september.org>,You did.
Mr. Man-wai Chang <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/1/2026 7:46 AM, The Doctor wrote:
Anyone recalled what happened to aluminium ships in the Falklands war?
Why suddenly switched/shifted topic to this??
Not a shift.
On 4/1/2026 1:04 PM, The Doctor wrote:
What kind(s) of wave are you talking about?
Alpha, beta and gamma.
Why do you need to block them? Are you trying to enrich uranium?
Somewhere in the desert of Middle-East? :)
Tin or Aluminium may work.
You still did not explain why you wanna block those waves!!
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On 4/1/2026 1:03 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <10qi8mo$3ud1l$1@toylet.eternal-september.org>,You did.
Mr. Man-wai Chang <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/1/2026 7:46 AM, The Doctor wrote:
Anyone recalled what happened to aluminium ships in the Falklands war?
Why suddenly switched/shifted topic to this??
Not a shift.
Let's go back to uranium enrichment & wave-blocking tin-foil hat? :)
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In article <10qia6s$3uqeb$1@toylet.eternal-september.org>,
Mr. Man-wai Chang <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/1/2026 1:04 PM, The Doctor wrote:
What kind(s) of wave are you talking about?
Alpha, beta and gamma.
Why do you need to block them? Are you trying to enrich uranium?
Somewhere in the desert of Middle-East? :)
Tin or Aluminium may work.
You still did not explain why you wanna block those waves!!
Harmful waves those.
Let's go back to uranium enrichment & wave-blocking tin-foil hat? :)
What about tin?
All the stuff you get in regular supermarkets is aluminium
foil (or "aluminum" for Americans who can't spell!).
On 2026-03-31 11:53:41 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/31/2026 1:38 PM, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-03-31 02:33:51 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/7/2026 9:21 AM, Anonymous wrote:
You can't trust the elements, they make up everything!
Can you still buy tin foil these days?
You can, but it is difficult to find and only sold by specialty
companies. All the stuff you get in regular supermarkets is aluminium
foil (or "aluminum" for Americans who can't spell!).
People and shops should STOP calling aluminium foil as tin foil!! It's
a total mistake!
Shops and companies making the kitchen foil call it "aluminium", but the general public got used to it being tin foil, so continue to call it
that and the older generations have passed that name on to younger generations.
It's a little like all vacuum cleaners often being called a "hoover", despite the Hoover company being one of many manufacturers these days
and most people around the world have never even seen an actual Hoover vacuum cleaner.
Maybe call them "silver foil" because of their colors? :)
"Metal Foil" ... then it can be made out of almost any metal. ;-)
(Mercury foil might be a bit difficult to use though.)
On 1/04/2026 10:42 am, Your Name wrote:
It's a little like all vacuum cleaners often being called
a "hoover", despite the Hoover company being one of many
manufacturers these days and most people around the world
have never even seen an actual Hoover vacuum cleaner.
I'm guessing 'Hoover' was a British company so the Brits
called vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' and the rest of the (British)
world just followed suit.
On 4/1/2026 1:50 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <10qia6s$3uqeb$1@toylet.eternal-september.org>,
Mr. Man-wai Chang <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/1/2026 1:04 PM, The Doctor wrote:
What kind(s) of wave are you talking about?
Alpha, beta and gamma.
Why do you need to block them? Are you trying to enrich uranium?
Somewhere in the desert of Middle-East? :)
Tin or Aluminium may work.
You still did not explain why you wanna block those waves!!
Harmful waves those.
Are you working in a nuclear power plant or a hospital?
Background radiation - Wikipedia ><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_radiation>
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On 4/1/2026 1:50 PM, The Doctor wrote:
Let's go back to uranium enrichment & wave-blocking tin-foil hat? :)
What about tin?
If and only if you were into uranium enrichment.... :)
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On 3/31/2026 1:38 PM, Your Name wrote:
All the stuff you get in regular supermarkets is aluminium
foil (or "aluminum" for Americans who can't spell!).
For once and less than a second, I thought I misspelled the word! Hong
Kong was a British colony. :)
Aluminum vs. Aluminium: Is there a difference? | Merriam-Webster ><https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/aluminum-vs-aluminium>
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On 1/04/2026 10:42 am, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-03-31 11:53:41 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/31/2026 1:38 PM, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-03-31 02:33:51 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/7/2026 9:21 AM, Anonymous wrote:
You can't trust the elements, they make up everything!
Can you still buy tin foil these days?
You can, but it is difficult to find and only sold by specialty
companies. All the stuff you get in regular supermarkets is aluminium
foil (or "aluminum" for Americans who can't spell!).
People and shops should STOP calling aluminium foil as tin foil!! It's
a total mistake!
Shops and companies making the kitchen foil call it "aluminium", but the
general public got used to it being tin foil, so continue to call it
that and the older generations have passed that name on to younger
generations.
It's a little like all vacuum cleaners often being called a "hoover",
despite the Hoover company being one of many manufacturers these days
and most people around the world have never even seen an actual Hoover
vacuum cleaner.
I'm guessing 'Hoover' was a British company so the Brits called vacuum >cleaners 'Hoovers' and the rest of the (British) world just followed suit.
----Maybe call them "silver foil" because of their colors? :)
"Metal Foil" ... then it can be made out of almost any metal. ;-)
(Mercury foil might be a bit difficult to use though.)
Daniel70
Daniel70 wrote:
On 1/04/2026 10:42 am, Your Name wrote:
It's a little like all vacuum cleaners often being called
a "hoover", despite the Hoover company being one of many
manufacturers these days and most people around the world
have never even seen an actual Hoover vacuum cleaner.
I'm guessing 'Hoover' was a British company so the Brits
called vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' and the rest of the (British)
world just followed suit.
You'd guess wrong... Hoover was an American company.
Daniel70 wrote:
On 1/04/2026 10:42 am, Your Name wrote:
It's a little like all vacuum cleaners often being called
a "hoover", despite the Hoover company being one of many
manufacturers these days and most people around the world
have never even seen an actual Hoover vacuum cleaner.
I'm guessing 'Hoover' was a British company so the Brits
called vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' and the rest of the (British)
world just followed suit.
You'd guess wrong... Hoover was an American company.
On 3/31/2026 1:38 PM, Your Name wrote:
All the stuff you get in regular supermarkets is aluminium
foil (or "aluminum" for Americans who can't spell!).
For once and less than a second, I thought I misspelled the word! Hong
Kong was a British colony. :)
Aluminum vs. Aluminium: Is there a difference? | Merriam-Webster <https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/aluminum-vs-aluminium>
On 2026-04-01 13:01:39 +0000, Blueshirt said:
Daniel70 wrote:
On 1/04/2026 10:42 am, Your Name wrote:
It's a little like all vacuum cleaners often being called
a "hoover", despite the Hoover company being one of many
manufacturers these days and most people around the world
have never even seen an actual Hoover vacuum cleaner.
I'm guessing 'Hoover' was a British company so the Brits
called vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' and the rest of the (British)
world just followed suit.
You'd guess wrong... Hoover was an American company.
Yep, it was American founded in Ohio, but soon also had manufacturing
in the UK and Australia.
Technically "Hoover" still exists, but has gone though many owners, as
well as spliting into "Hoover North America" and "Hoover International".
"Hoover International" is now owned by the Chinese company Haier and
the products are branded as "Hoover Europe", which as well as vacuum >cleaners, also makes washing machines and tumble dryers.
"Hoover North America" is now owned by the Hong Kong (so also Chinese) >company Techtronic Industries.
On 2026-04-01 06:41:07 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/31/2026 1:38 PM, Your Name wrote:
All the stuff you get in regular supermarkets is aluminium
foil (or "aluminum" for Americans who can't spell!).
For once and less than a second, I thought I misspelled the word! Hong
Kong was a British colony. :)
Aluminum vs. Aluminium: Is there a difference? | Merriam-Webster
<https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/aluminum-vs-aluminium>
Americans call it "aluminum" because they're simply too lazy to include
the extra letter "i". Same reason they leave the letter "u" out of
words like "colour" and "honour". ;-)
Daniel70 wrote:
On 1/04/2026 10:42 am, Your Name wrote:
It's a little like all vacuum cleaners often being called
a "hoover", despite the Hoover company being one of many
manufacturers these days and most people around the world
have never even seen an actual Hoover vacuum cleaner.
I'm guessing 'Hoover' was a British company so the Brits
called vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' and the rest of the (British)
world just followed suit.
You'd guess wrong... Hoover was an American company.
On 2/04/2026 12:01 am, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:
I'm guessing 'Hoover' was a British company so the
Brits called vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' and the rest
of the (British) world just followed suit.
You'd guess wrong... Hoover was an American company.
Oh!! Shock! Horror! ME making a mistake ..... NEVER!! ;-P
On 2/04/2026 12:01 am, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:Oh!! Shock! Horror! ME making a mistake ..... NEVER!! ;-P
On 1/04/2026 10:42 am, Your Name wrote:
It's a little like all vacuum cleaners often being called
a "hoover", despite the Hoover company being one of many
manufacturers these days and most people around the world
have never even seen an actual Hoover vacuum cleaner.
I'm guessing 'Hoover' was a British company so the Brits
called vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' and the rest of the (British)
world just followed suit.
You'd guess wrong... Hoover was an American company.
----
Daniel70
Daniel70 wrote:
On 2/04/2026 12:01 am, Blueshirt wrote:
Daniel70 wrote:Oh!! Shock! Horror! ME making a mistake ..... NEVER!! ;-P
I'm guessing 'Hoover' was a British company so the
Brits called vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' and the rest
of the (British) world just followed suit.
You'd guess wrong... Hoover was an American company.
In fairness, you did say you were guessing.
On 2026-04-01 06:41:07 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/31/2026 1:38 PM, Your Name wrote:
Aluminum vs. Aluminium: Is there a difference? | Merriam-Webster
<https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/aluminum-vs-aluminium>
Americans call it "aluminum" because they're simply too lazy to include
the extra letter "i". Same reason they leave the letter "u" out of
words like "colour" and "honour". ;-)
In article <10qk533$k2n7$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
Americans call it "aluminum" because they're simply too lazy to include
the extra letter "i". Same reason they leave the letter "u" out of
words like "colour" and "honour". ;-)
Sounds correct.
On 4/2/2026 6:09 AM, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-04-01 06:41:07 +0000, Mr. Man-wai Chang said:
On 3/31/2026 1:38 PM, Your Name wrote:
Aluminum vs. Aluminium: Is there a difference? | Merriam-Webster
<https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/aluminum-vs-aluminium>
Americans call it "aluminum" because they're simply too lazy to include
the extra letter "i". Same reason they leave the letter "u" out of
words like "colour" and "honour". ;-)
Aware of some other differences.... :)
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On 4/2/2026 7:18 AM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <10qk533$k2n7$1@dont-email.me>,
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
Americans call it "aluminum" because they're simply too lazy to include
the extra letter "i". Same reason they leave the letter "u" out of
words like "colour" and "honour". ;-)
Sounds correct.
"Over to alt.usage.english, please"? Just kidding.... :)
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In article <10qlofe$13ffm$2@toylet.eternal-september.org>,Think about it: calling aluminium foil as tin-foil could just be an
"Over to alt.usage.english, please"? Just kidding.... :)
LOL!
tin-foil hat kooks don't like the periodic table
You can't trust the elements, they make up everything!
On 4/2/2026 8:54 PM, The Doctor wrote:
In article <10qlofe$13ffm$2@toylet.eternal-september.org>,Think about it: calling aluminium foil as tin-foil could just be an
"Over to alt.usage.english, please"? Just kidding.... :)
LOL!
english usage problem, not exactly about science, not about trust or
like regarding elements of periodic table.
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!
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Think about it: calling aluminium foil as tin-foil could just be an
english usage problem, not exactly about science, not about trust or
like regarding elements of periodic table.
Go on!
On 4/3/2026 8:22 PM, The Doctor wrote:
Think about it: calling aluminium foil as tin-foil could just be an
english usage problem, not exactly about science, not about trust or
like regarding elements of periodic table.
Go on!
No need, not for you.
I wish "On 3/7/2026 9:21 AM, Anonymous" would answer me in the other
fork. :)
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