Inquiring Minds — Season 1, Episode 5: How Does The Dry Cleaning Process Work?
30 min • 2 seasons, 44 episodes
Episode synopsis
The revelation of why certain clothes are dry cleaned, the history of the dry cleaning process, and introduces water as a universal solvent. A demonstration is performed of how like-substances dissolve, and how emulsifiers break up oil-based stains.
About Inquiring Minds
An exploration into the answers of obscure questions.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1Why Is The Sky Blue?
- E2How Do People Survive Lightning Strikes?
- E3Why Does Breathing Helium Make Your Voice So High?
- E4Why Don't Satellites Fall Out Of The Sky?
- E6Why Are Hurricanes Seasonal?
- E7Why Do Voices Sound Different On Recorders?
- E8How Do Astronauts Land On The Moon?
- E9Why Do High And Low Pressure Systems Bring Good And Bad Weather?
- E10Why Do Some Rock Concerts Sound So Bad?
- E11How Do No Tears Shampoos Work?
- E12How Do Artificial Flavours Fool Our Taste Buds?
- E13How Is Snow Manufactured?