Re: Aluminium and reflectivity

s carl king (sanking@hubcap.clemson.edu)
Sat, 27 Jul 1996 22:33:11 -0400 (EDT)

>
Judy,


> Meanwhile, such English-speaking people as don't know do-it-yourself
> either grew up in the castle, where hard facts of life never penetrated,
> or gained consciousness post-WWII.

I think we all know what do-it-yourself is. What I did not know was
that there are stores called DIYs, which Peter's original message
suggested to me.

>
> Anyway, my crinkly aluminum foil was very shiny -- like a mirror. It made
> prints hazy, tho I don't think "multiple imaging," unless that's figure of
>
I sure want to keep my options open on this but I am having some
>
> My *guess* is not, tho I shouldn't, because I know questions like that
> are better answered test-wise than theory-wise....
>
> > I think the crinkled aluminum foil generated lots of little hot spots which
> > acted like a bank of point sources which resulted in multiple imaging on
> > the print.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Judy
>