how does soap work?

Discussion in 'General' started by terradactyl, Oct 16, 2008.

  1. #1 terradactyl, Oct 16, 2008
    does any one know how soap works.
    i always burn and take a shower...it feels hella good. but i was thinking about that this morning in the shower and couldnt figure it out.

    so. how does soap work.
     
  2. #2 kinetic being, Oct 16, 2008
    Last edited: Oct 16, 2008
    One side of the soap molecule is hydrophobic (doesn't like water) and one side is hydrophilic (likes water) so one side of the soap molecule attaches to things that also don't like water (which would not get washed away by water without the soap) and also attaches to water on the other end, thereby allowing it to wash away.
     
  3. #3 Sam_Spade, Oct 16, 2008
    Kinetic Bean got to it before me.

    Gotta love those amphihilies!
     
  4. #4 terradactyl, Oct 16, 2008
    thats crazy. it would be cool to watch that
     
  5. #5 Penelope420, Oct 16, 2008
    Yep... basically it binds with oils and dirt and they get rinsed away down the drain.

    I make soap as a hobby. Dangerous chemicals are fun!
     
  6. #6 tiny_riots, Oct 16, 2008
    Wrd. Plus rep for random information, Kinetic Being.
     
  7. #7 Predator1, Oct 16, 2008
    its magic.
     
  8. #8 Soap, Oct 16, 2008
    Well first I wake up in the morning, have a shower.....
    Oh wait, wrong soap :D
     
  9. #9 kinetic being, Oct 16, 2008
    Hey...that's not my name:rolleyes:
     
  10. #10 sky dog, Oct 16, 2008
    WTF is soap
     
  11. #11 Anony, Oct 16, 2008
    But Bean is funnier, lol.
     
  12. #12 BayAreaToker, Oct 16, 2008
    Pretty interesting, thanks for the info !
     
  13. #13 gillyweed2, Oct 17, 2008
    Soap makes water wetter. :)
     
  14. #14 tdub420, Oct 17, 2008
    it makes you slippery so dirt monsters can't catch you
    its simple science really
     
  15. #15 bwood, Oct 17, 2008


    hah when I saw this thread I expected you were gonna post something like that
     
  16. #16 marcusclarkus, Oct 17, 2008
    hahaha when I read your post I just imagined it in the voice of someone completely blazed
     
  17. #17 joe Biggs, Oct 17, 2008
    magic.

    /thread
     
  18. #18 Tuscano56, Oct 17, 2008
    fat+lye=soap

    it's all in fight club
     

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