Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Glass Coffee Pot Experiment

Ive always been interested in the sciences, especially the scientific process of the experiment that had to occur to create the results.
Lately, Ive been noticing that the glass coffee pot that my parents use to make coffee each day has been gaining quite a few stains.


In one of my independent books, Salt, Lemons, Vinegar, and Baking Soda, there is a cleaner solution for glass coffee pots.
 I gathered the necessary ingredients in order to make the solution:
1/2 cup of salt
ice
 lemon slices
 water
and of course the glass coffee pot
 (Zukowski 33).


I then poured all the ingredients into the glass coffee pot and began to stir/swirl all the factors of the solution to lift the coffee stains off of the bottom and side of the coffee pot. The factors used each have their own use in the experiment, in Shea Zukowski words, "the ice and salt will lift coffee stains from the bottom of the pot...The acidity of the lemon juice will help cut through the oily residue left by the coffee" (Zukowski 33).


The experiment worked for the most part. There are just a few stains that are left that have been there for awhile. I would probably need to stir the mixture in the glass coffee pot for longer to get rid of all the stains in the coffee pot. I was also reminded that lemon juice and
paper cuts do not go well together.


What are some of your home made cleaning solutions that your family uses?
Zukowski, Shea. Salt, Lemons, Vinegar, and Baking Soda: Hundreds of Earth-friendly Houshold Projects, Solutions, and Formulas. New York: Metro, 2009. Print.

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