Last week, as the Caldor Fire swept through the area around Lake Tahoe, one viral story emerged as a beacon of hope: A cabin that appeared to be wrapped in aluminum foil withstood the blaze. Anyway, Hirning told the paper, “It’s not tin foil.”So, to repeat: It’s actually not aluminum foil. Are you sure aluminum foil won’t help in a house fire? Here’s where the aluminum foil compulsion would come in. The bottom line is there are many ways to prevent and deal with fires, but aluminum foil is not one of them, no matter what some guy said on Twitter.

Source: The Nation September 15, 2021 14:37 UTC