America is in the middle of another scorcher. As a brutal heat wave continues to send temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit across huge stretches of the country, millions of people without reliable air conditioning are going back to a decades-old trick: taping aluminum foil over their windows. It sounds like a joke, but Ready. gov, the federal government's own emergency preparedness site, states that "window reflectors" made from reflective material are an actual recommended strategy for keeping a home cooler during extreme heat.
So is your kitchen drawer secretly holding the answer to this scorching summer, or is this just another internet trend with more shine than substance?
