Mylar
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Each sheet was wrapped inside Mylar, which not only protected the acid from damaging UV light but also discouraged suspicious parties from opening the package on a whim, potentially destroying unexposed film.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2024
A winter supply kit contains a Mylar space blanket, hand warmers, gloves, two granola bars, applesauce, a fruit snack, a protein drink, bottled water and cookies — and often bus tickets.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023
Nearby, Niamat Ullah Arabzada’s three young children chased each other in circles by a makeshift tent fashioned out of pieces of twine and Mylar blankets.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2023
More migrants - including families with young children wrapped in Mylar blankets - awaited processing while penned between two towering border walls in San Diego, California, across from Tijuana, Mexico.
From Reuters • May 12, 2023
Through the Mylar shade, she could hear Shay telling Ryde about the hairbrush she’d made.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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