What gives certain objects that property of being sticky? How is stickiness transferred?
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In: Biology
Things are sticky because they attach to you. Imagine billions of tiny hands on the surface, if anything comes near, it grabs it. Each one doesn’t hold on very hard, but there are billions. So you have to put in energy to tear apart the bonds.
Things transfer stickiness when you pull, and the connection of the sticky material to itself is weaker than its connection to you. So you end up with the material on you.
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