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How does tin foil not get hot?

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Tinfoil is a special sort of thin metal which is heat resistant so you could try to heat it but it just wont get hot so....just give up...

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How hot will tin foil get when in heat?
hot enough to cook an egg......really its true it gets that hot
Is tin the same as tin foil?
No Tin is an element. Tin foil is a misnomer and British expression. Cooking foil is almost always pure aluminium.
Is tin in tin foil?
Obviously or else it wouldn't be called tin foil
What is tin foil?
It's a thin sheet or foil made of metal. Which metal precisely is an open question. At one time it actually was made of tin; now aluminium is much more likely.
Is aluminum foil the same as tin foil?
When someone uses the term tin foil, that person is almost always talking about aluminum foil. Tin foil is an old term, and it has carried into the present where it is frequently used to mean...