
How Soap Works
Stuff You Should Know
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How Does Water Take Care of the Dirt on Your Body?
Every time you wash your hands and form those little micellar bubbles. That's where all those particles go. They just get carried off thanks to these soap molecules surrounding them, connecting with the water molecules. It's kind of like that scene in True Lies where Jamie Lee Curtis is hanging from the helicopter. And Arnold Schwarzenegger is holding on to herb and he's actually holding on the helicopter. The famous retort to I'll be back.
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