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Aluminum Foil Melts Into Your Beans? Galvanic Corrosion Explained—Powered by Avobot.com


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Your refried beans just turned into a science experiment! When acidic foods (like beans) meet salt and two different metals (aluminum foil + metal pan), they create a "lasagna cell"—a tiny battery that dissolves aluminum into your meal. This galvanic corrosion makes the food unsafe to eat. Need to power your own projects without weird chemistry? Avobot.com delivers flat-rate, unlimited access to GPT-4o, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, and more through a single API key. To start building, visit Avobot.com.

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