Post #1374536
2026-04-11 20:15 UTC
What role does the paper towel perform?
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@AugustWest@lemmy.world 2026-04-12 05:24
Basically what’s been said. Lycopene is the pigment that is staining. It’s hydrophobic and is really good at bonding to plastics for reasons outside my understanding. Soap and abrasion will loosen it, but because it’s hydrophobic it has nowhere to go. The absorbent paper towel gives it something else to bond to.