In a message dated 6/25/2003 12:35:12 PM Central Standard Time,
stefan_trethan@... writes:
because the ink is slightly basic, at least "breaks down" in a basic solution.
Seems to THIS non-chemist, then, that Ammonia would have NO effect on the
already-basic ink?
In pre-Civil War far-eastern Texas, we solid-state wizards had a saying: If
it works, ignore the math and the chemistry, and GO for it!
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stefan_trethan@... writes:
>Ammonia is BASIC. Vinegar is ACIDIC. If Vinegar works, chances are it is
> ... i'm not sure if the ammonia is that good...
>
> compared to the "vinegar wonder"
because the ink is slightly basic, at least "breaks down" in a basic solution.
Seems to THIS non-chemist, then, that Ammonia would have NO effect on the
already-basic ink?
In pre-Civil War far-eastern Texas, we solid-state wizards had a saying: If
it works, ignore the math and the chemistry, and GO for it!
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