Re: [APD] Foil vs. White paint

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

rotlmfao. You certainly might be beating out the quality of a K mart product. 

Most so-called mylar is actually nylon and with a relatively low ability to reflect light -- but it makes great balloons. For aluminum to work well, it needs to be highly polished and coated to preserve the surface.


But the main thing is to have fun. 
 
sh
 



----- Original Message ----
From: Harry Martin <harry at harrymartincartoons_com>
To: aquatic plants digest <aquatic-plants at actwin_com>
Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 11:45:55 PM
Subject: [APD] Foil vs. White paint


S. Hieber wrote:
> It's just that aluminum foil is a relativley poor reflector of light. It has a high photon capture rate. 

Interesting reading from a Google search for:
      reflectivity aluminum foil paint

http://fins.actwin.com/aquatic-plants/month.9702/msg00453.html

I don't have a light meter, so I don't know. I'll just stick to my 
recyclable crinkled aluminum foil.  :-)

Harry

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