Eli5: Why does water that dries on glass leave “streaks” or grey markings on the glass?
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It’s what called hard water. Minerals are dissolved in the water and when it evaporates the minerals are left as deposits.
Water is rarely pure, so when it evaporates there will be leftovers in the glass. For drinking water it’s often times minerals, for your windows it’s polluted air that goes into the rain clouds. Also explains why our elderly people complain about having to clean the windows more than they used to.
Water is rarely pure, so when it evaporates there will be leftovers in the glass. For drinking water it’s often times minerals, for your windows it’s polluted air that goes into the rain clouds. Also explains why our elderly people complain about having to clean the windows more than they used to.
Water is rarely pure, so when it evaporates there will be leftovers in the glass. For drinking water it’s often times minerals, for your windows it’s polluted air that goes into the rain clouds. Also explains why our elderly people complain about having to clean the windows more than they used to.
Off topic but apparently one way to remove dried out watermark left behind is just by wiping them with baking sheets or parchment paper.
Off topic but apparently one way to remove dried out watermark left behind is just by wiping them with baking sheets or parchment paper.
Off topic but apparently one way to remove dried out watermark left behind is just by wiping them with baking sheets or parchment paper.
Minerals, if you use concentrated windex, don’t use tap water, use distilled water, no streaks.
Minerals, if you use concentrated windex, don’t use tap water, use distilled water, no streaks.
Minerals, if you use concentrated windex, don’t use tap water, use distilled water, no streaks.
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