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Talduras

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Random weird question.

If paper is made out of wood, why is it not considered bio-degradable?  :-s

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When asked about his opinion of the PS3's competing systems, 360 and Wii, Sony's SCE president, Ken Kutaragi, says:  "We don't care."
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jerbl

Member

Re: Random weird question.

Because it has been blasted by a special radiation laser that fuses its particles together for the eternities.  We still have papers from the dinosaur age because they (the dinosaurs) needed something to doodle on in their free time :!:

Talduras

Member

Re: Random weird question.

Ironic, because wood is stronger than paper. 

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When asked about his opinion of the PS3's competing systems, 360 and Wii, Sony's SCE president, Ken Kutaragi, says:  "We don't care."
Translation:  "We're going to get 0wned this gen."

jerbl

Member

Re: Random weird question.

Actually the paper goes through a process where they soak it in something that helps it become what it is, and if I had time, maybe I would look it up

How paper is made

Raw materials. For centuries, the principal raw materials used in papermaking were cotton and linen fibers obtained from rags. Today, these fibers have been largely replaced by wood pulp. Pulp is the name used for fibers that have been prepared for papermaking. Wood used for papermaking is either harvested for this purpose or comes from lumber and woodworking wastes. Some cotton and linen fibers are still used for high-quality writing papers, business letterhead papers, art papers, and documents that will be kept for years.

Wood pulps are obtained from many kinds of wood, including aspen, beech, birch, fir, gum, hemlock, oak, pine, and spruce. The fibers used for papermaking were once living cells in the wood of the tree trunk. Fibers are thin, hollow tubes sealed at the ends, and are from 1/25 to 1/5 inch (1 to 5 millimeters) long. A substance called lignin holds the fibers together.

Waste paper is sometimes recycled to make new paper. Large tanks called pulpers convert newspapers, magazines, and other printed wastes into usable pulp. Ink is removed from the paper through use of solvents and other chemicals, detergents, and special cleaning methods. Recycled fiber is sometimes called secondary fiber. Manufacturers use secondary fiber to make paperboard, some printed papers, paper napkins, and toweling.

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There you go, the making of paper involves chemicals that do not biodegrade so well   Info thanks to World Book Ency. for MAC, MACS RULE!

Sakura

Member

Re: Random weird question.

hahaha *sweat drop* a little over my head. I didn't know that dinosours could write something new for me to consider. I wonder if my teacher would like to write something about that. hahaha. (S.S. teacher, not English) Bet she would like to know something that i have learned from my great elder brother. hahaha

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