why do teabags swell up and get full of air when I’m pouring hot water onto them?

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why do teabags swell up and get full of air when I’m pouring hot water onto them?

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The tea bag senses danger and puffs up to protect itself from the impending threat. /s

It’s just the air already in the bag expanding now that it’s been rapidly heated by the water.

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