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srean 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Why does paper fold so well?

I think wetting and drying of paper is a bit like heat treatment of steel. The fibres find a new local minimum stable position, prompted by the swelling and the shrinking.

IAmBroom 3 months ago [–]

Exactly. They were initially rolled, not merely pressed, which implies a longitudinal strain during the pressing moment.

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