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Q: Paper + Grease = Clear? ( No Answer,   1 Comment )
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Subject: Paper + Grease = Clear?
Category: Science > Chemistry
Asked by: chickenflicker-ga
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Posted: 24 Oct 2006 05:00 PDT
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Question ID: 776352
How does grease turn paper clear?
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Subject: Re: Paper + Grease = Clear?
From: myoarin-ga on 24 Oct 2006 06:32 PDT
 
The grease soaks into the tiny open spaces in the paper and into the
fibers, thus creating a much more homogeneous mass - like glass -  in
which the light is not diffused as much.  It also coats the surface,
with the same effect, as does a liquid on the surface of ground glass 
(glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion
or etching).

To some extent, warm wax will produce a similar effect.

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