Why was aluminium foil so successful?
Aluminium Foil was so popular because of it's incredible instillation . 97% of the world's population uses aluminium foil every week and 67% of the worlds population uses aluminium foil everyday. Because Aluminium Foil can keep so many things fresh for example sandwiches, nuts and fruit, people buy around 2 rolls of it every week because they believe it is the 'fresh lifesaver' A few reasons that Aluminium foil is so successful are because people use them for a number of different things such as:
- Food Preparation: Aluminum foil is “dual-ovenable” and can be used in both convection and fan-assisted ovens. A popular use of foil is to cover thinner sections of poultry and meat to prevent overcooking.
- Insulation: Aluminum foil is 88 percent reflective and is widely used for thermal instillation, heat exchanges and cable liners. Foil-backed building instillation not only reflects heat, aluminum sheet also provides a protective vapor barrier.
- Electronics: Foil in electrical capacitors provides compact storage for electric charges. If the foil surface is treated, the oxide coating works as an insulator. Aluminum foil capacitors are commonly found in electrical equipment, including television sets and computers.
- Geochemical Sampling: Aluminum foil is used by geochemists to protect rock samples. Foil provides a seal from organic solvents and does not taint the samples as they are transported from the field to the lab.
- Art and Decoration: Aluminium foil can be used for many different kinds of arts whether its a background of a painting or just and accessory many artists have also used it for sculptures such as the one shown in the photography below.
These paintings/sculptures have been created using aluminium foil.