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  2. How to Tent a Turkey - AOL

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    Fold a sheet of aluminum foil in the center, fan it open into a tent shape and place it over the turkey. It's important to make sure there is room between the tent and the turkey for circulation.

  3. Fire shelter - Wikipedia

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    First required in the United States in 1977, fire shelters are constructed layers of aluminum foil, woven silica, and fiberglass. When deployed, its maximum dimensions are 86 in × 15.5 in × 31 in (218 cm × 39 cm × 79 cm) and has a shape like a mound.

  4. Aluminium foil - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium foil (or aluminum foil in American English; occasionally called tin foil) is aluminium prepared in thin metal leaves. The foil is pliable and can be readily bent or wrapped around objects. Thin foils are fragile and are sometimes laminated with other materials such as plastics or paper to make them stronger and more useful.

  5. Space blanket - Wikipedia

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    layering materials of emergency blanket 32 layers are 0.45mm thick. First developed by NASA ' s Marshall Space Flight Center in 1964 for the US space program, [2] [3] [4] the material comprises a thin sheet of plastic (often PET film) that is coated with a metallic, reflecting agent, making it metallized polyethylene terephthalate (MPET) that is usually gold or silver in color, which reflects ...

  6. Building insulation material - Wikipedia

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    An aluminum foil radiant barrier can be placed either way – the shiny side is created by the rolling mill during the manufacturing process and does not affect the reflective of the foil material. As radiant barriers work by reflecting infra-red energy, the aluminum foil would work just the same if both sides were dull.

  7. Metallised film - Wikipedia

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    The coating also reduces the permeability of the film to light, water and oxygen. The properties of the film remain, such as higher toughness, the ability to be heat sealed, and a lower density at a lower cost than an aluminium foil. This gives metallised films some advantages over aluminium foil and aluminium foil laminates.

  8. Buzzword of the Week: Tent Pole

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    Generally, a tent pole generates most of an organization's income, making it possible for workers to make products that may be less profitable. The term's origins are murky: Some scholars have ...

  9. Tent - Wikipedia

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    Larger tents sometimes are partitioned into separate sleeping areas or rooms. A tent described as viz-a-viz (cabin tent) usually has two separate sleeping areas with a living area in between. Tent color In some areas there is a move toward reducing the visual impact of campsites. The best colors for low visibility are green, brown, tan or khaki.