Foil?

[indian_villager]

I've dealt with all kinds of foil It did not really matter in my opinion. If you are willing to describe the tobacco, bowl, coals, pipe, and a bit more specifically state your issue I'd be happy to help.

[Sahara Man]

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[font="Century Gothic"] its all good man! there is a huge debate on the foil and which side up/down. im out of it lol
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It does not matter whatsoever, which side is facing up/down.

The only reason that there is even a shiny/dull side is because the foil rubs against itself when its being rolled in the factory, thus polishing it or giving it that "taboo" shiny side.

I dont know who started this rumor but it makes absolutely no sense.


[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W4Ca7x7Z7s"]How aluminum foil is made[/url]
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like i said, im out of it lol[/font]

[dingo1799]

i use a vortex bowl, and since the pre cut foils wont fit it, i use reynolds hd foil, 1 layer.... SHINY SIDE UP. i am SATAN!

actually, whatever side is facing up is the side i use. it doesnt fkn matter.

i must have got lucky with the 2 vortex bowls i own, cuz i make clouds like a fat girl falling into a pool full of baby powder

[bobbo21]

I think what most people are referring to with shiny/dull debate is the foil acting as a radiant barrier. Reflective barriers inhibit the heat transfer of thermal radiation but has a very little effect on conduction or convection heat transfers. In the case of hookah, the coals are touching the foil resulting in conduction in the direction of the shisha, and if there's proper air flow, convection also has a role in the heat transfer. Conduction is much more prominent, so I would say that heat transfer due to convection would be very minimal/negligible.

Aluminum foil can indeed act as a radiant barrier because it has an emissivity of 0.036 (shiny side) and 0.030 (dull side). Most radiant barriers have an emissivity less than 0.1. While smoking hookah, heat transfer being affected by a radiant barrier would only be taken account if you are smoking outside while the sun is out. Exposing the shiny side up to the sun should reflect more radiation than the dull side, thus reducing the heat transfer. However, with an emissivity difference of only 0.006, I'd say this effect is also fairly negligible.

I hope this helped everyone out. Who said engineering courses weren't good for anything?

[SickNick]

Chuck Norris uses Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil.

[joytron]

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Chuck Norris uses Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil.
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Chuck Norris just eats the shisha

[Travis]

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Chuck Norris uses Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil.
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Chuck Norris' [b]Beard[/b] just eats the shisha
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Fixed

[Caila]

I like to buy foil from the grocery store, always reynolds. The pre-cut is to expensive to me

[ngraz617]

I find with the bowls I use they are just too small to give it the perfect amount to pull it as tight as I like. Social Smoke makes the best pre cut foil on the market, it's so thick it's like a plate laying over the bowl. Both sides are shinny too but slightly less shiny than normal foil yet not as dull as the other side of regular foil.

[Slack]

I started with HD foil and then went to a regular foil. It doesn't make a difference to me, though I think I like the greater "support" of the HD foil, but since I use vortex bowls exclusively I don't think it matters. The center column supports the foil and the coals.

[Chreees]

I'mma go swing by Wal-Mart on my way home and pick up some more HD foil! I gotta get more turkey for sandwiches anyway...