The tab on a soda can does not have the same amount of Al as the can

I have heard from a few people that the tab on top of a soda can contains as much aluminum as the can itself. My guess is that this rumor got started because of chairities like the Ronald McDonald House collecting tabs to raise money. I finally decided to test it with my postal scale at work. The tab didn’t even register so it is less than a tenth of an ounce. The can was 0.4 oz.

       

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