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Why does running an iron over a receipt or a bus ticket make it go dark purple or black?
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Asked by michelle905
on 2010-09-28 10:40:49

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Categories: Domestic Science.

Tags: paper, iron.

Why do Iron burns not produce blisters? Whenever I burn myself on the iron, the burnt area of skin goes darker and eventually peels off. However, when I touched a hot pan, I got a blister instead. The burns were caused through contact with hot metal, so why were the results different?
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Asked by Lana
on 2010-06-21 19:56:22

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Categories: Human Body.

Tags: hot, iron, burn, hotpan, blister.

Which would rust faster: a scalding hot barbecue or a cold one? Over our Christmas barbecue – it was 35 °C here on 25 December – we started an argument. If it was raining (which it wasn't) which would rust faster, a scalding hot barbecue or a cold one, presuming they were made out of an iron-containing material? Jayne Millington, Perth, Western Australia
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Asked by Moderator
on 2010-02-10 11:11:42

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Categories: Domestic Science, Unanswered.

Tags: temperature, iron, barbecue, Rust.

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