It has about one-third the density and stiffness of steel; it is ductile and can be easily machined. Naturally, pure aluminum reacts readily with oxygen in air creating a thin barrier oxide layer known as the aluminum oxide next to the metal surface that is about 2-3 nanometers thick.
Orange skin resulting from excessive carrot consumption sounds like something out of a science fiction novel or a bizarre comedy. However, the fact is that yellow skin pigmentation resulting from increased beta-carotene levels in the blood is a real clinical condition called carotenemia. Though carotenemia is harmless, it's easy to confuse with jaundice in young children.
Eating large quantities of carrots doesnât put you at risk of vitamin A overload because your body only converts beta carotene as needed. However, having large amounts of carotene in your blood can cause carotenemia, or yellowish discoloration of the skin.