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What is formed when hydrogen peroxide reacts with titanium?
I just got night contact lenses, and you are supposed to use a "one-step" cleaning solution to clean it over a period of six hours. At the bottom of the lenses case, there is a "titanium plate ...
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How do I clean a silk tie at the knot?
I would like to know how I can clean a silk tie at the knot. I presume it got filthy, over time, due to "fatty" fingers. I am looking for answers either based on 1) good theory or 2) personal ...
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How to achieve clean dishes and glasses?
I heard that there is a standard about cleaned glass, namely
Chemically clean glass supports a uniform film of water, with no hanging droplets visible.
I tried to clean my dishes at home using ...
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Distilled water to clean greasy stains: Why does that work?
I noticed that distilled water works well to clean away fingerprints on touchscreens or oil stains on a ceramic field after frying an egg.
But water and oil/fat are not supposed to mix, so why does ...
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Which reagent can I use to remove carbon from oven?
I have a practical question: today I have to clean the oven, and it doesn't have self cleaning burn down mode, nor an official scraper I can use...
It's full of charred grease and sugar. I managed to ...
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Deodorizing using baking powder instead of baking soda
I am an engineer and I understand the difference between baking power and baking soda as baking powder is baking soda (alkali) with tartaric acid (acidic) and an inert starch (why? Is this a catalyst ...
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