• Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    put a bunch of dish soap into the oily pan to absorb the oil

    all science people are in pain right now

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        5 months ago

        No, it’s not.

        Absorption /= emulsification. Nor does it equal adsorption.

        They’re different, and have different properties.

        An emulsification can be broken by agitation or introduction of another substance.

        Soap and water do not absorb oil.

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        5 months ago

        If you hit a rock with an hammer and that rock becomes dust indistinguishable from the dirt on the floor, the hammer did not absorb the rock