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How Diapers Work (1996)

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As a parent, this was always fascinating to me. Cool to see the science behind diapers.

Given the strong chemical attraction of sodium for water and the strong molecular structure of the polymer, you can no more squeeze the urine out of a diaper gel than squeeze the water out of Jell-O.
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