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Why Does Wet Stuff Dry?
- Thread starter Rival
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Because the water evaporates and then leaves the object. This is also why clothes dry faster in open air than indoors (assuming similar ambient temperatures) and in sunlight than without.
Because the cohesion between molecules isn't very strong, and the liquid is continuously lost to the atmosphere (or to vacuum).
It's been said already, evaporation.
A caution. Leaving dishes to air dry can leave bacteria on the dish.
I wipe them with tea towels
I wipe them with tea towels
That's better, if the tea towels are clean.
My brother in law changes his tea towel when it gets damp, i cannot convince him of the error of his ways
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
That reminds me of a thread in the past.
I think it was titled , "why are things wet" that thread turned out to be really interesting from something that came across as pretty lame at first glance.
In short, it has to do with atomic bonding and energy.
Altfish
Veteran Member
Evaporation
Fairies.
Okay... Fairy magic.
The Sum of Awe
Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
Dangerous bacteria? I let pretty much everything air dry, been doing that for the last few years to be honest.
The Sum of Awe
Brought to you by the moment that spacetime began.
So there is such thing as the Water Fairy. I think they look like Adam Sandler
I didn't say dangerous but it could cause stomach problems and you won't even know where the "bug" came from.
Which relies on the humidity being low enough.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Everybody always forgets the pixie dust whenever they mention fairies.
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
No no no.... that would be ridiculous..... Wizards..or possibly elves. maybe a pixie...but that's doubtful
Each water molecule is always moving, bouncing off of the others; but these molecules are also slightly sticky. This stickiness is caused by two very quick and temporary bonds: "Dipole-dipole" and "London dispersion forces." Always some of the molecules are breaking free and getting mixed into the air; but the ones in air are also quick to return to any liquid water that is nearby. There is constant traffic back and forth between the water and the air with water going into the air and air going into the water. The molecules mix a little bit. Drying happens when the air is warm enough to absorb all the water and keep the molecules bouncing in the air and keep them from sticking together too much.