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Soap Opera (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this what Bush was singing about all this time?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like to sing it as Listerine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

An Ode to Gingivitis.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I still don’t get it.

My basic chemistry knowledge is pretty thin.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

A strong base like lye sapponifies the fatty ester. This breaks off the glycerine, and the fatty acid combines with the alkali to create soap. The fatty acid will bind with fat soluble compounds (non polar), and the alkali binds with water (polar). This allows the soap to grab dirt and the water rinses it off.

The glycerine left over from soap production is the same glycerine you can buy at the pharmacy as a laxative.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Glycerine deserved it as he was holding hands with two other fatty acids

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Glycerine status: abandoned