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chopinyesterday at 7:45 AM2 repliesview on HN

The main constituent of paper is wood, which consists of hydrocarbons.


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roystingyesterday at 8:17 AM

That’s chemically not correct in and of itself, but I do wonder if through the process they are effectively creating a hydrocarbon by freeing the oxygen from the carbohydrate to create this magic non-adhesive adhesive.

DFHippieyesterday at 11:44 AM

Hydrocarbons are not carbohydrates.

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