Was cleaning a stain and it occurred to me it should be evenly spread, however the edge is thicker and harder to clean than the center of the stain.
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This is a known physical phenomenon commonly called “the coffee ring effect”.
As liquid evaporates on the edge of a droplet, capillary effects cause liquid to flow from the center of the droplet to the edge, carrying dissolved or suspended solids with it.
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