In 1952 NBC launched a network radio program featuring Howdy, and in 1954 Howdy Doody became an international television hit with a Cuban and a Canadian show, using duplicate puppets and local talent, including Robert Goulet as Canadian host, Timber Tom.
1 Answer 1. active oldest votes. up vote 1 down vote. You're right that IF the metal calorimeter and the styrofoam calorimeter were both perfect and behaved in the way that we usually pretend calorimeters do (they don't absorb or lose heat) then they should produce identical results, for the enthalpy reason you provide.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Aluminum foil absorbs heat because the foil, like anything else, will absorb energy from a heat source according to thermodynamic principles. What that translates into is this: heat goes from where it is to where it isn't, or heat goes from where it's hot to where it's not.