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Comment by Peterz_shu

9 hours ago

It has a lot of air gaps within its fibers.

We know that Solids CANNOT be compressed. So what's actually being folded is the air gaps.

Which is why you can't easily fold a piece of tungsten. It has less air gaps.

But you can fold aluminum foil just fine? That certainly doesn't have "a lot of air gaps within its fiber"

  • Actually I've never had success cleanly folding aluminium foil. There are always imperfections and creases.