Re: [silk] Hot food paper towel

2021-06-15 Thread Charles Haynes
On Wed, 16 Jun 2021 at 3:20 am, Radhika, Y. wrote: > Hi all! > > (unnecessarily, my husband thinks) by the thought of electron transfer > between paper (has chlorine that bleaches it and formaldehyde, a known > carcinogen) and food. I'm aware of the classic example of the bat and ball > ... that

Re: [silk] Hot food paper towel

2021-06-15 Thread Thaths
Hi Radhika, On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 2:22 PM Radhika, Y. wrote: > > It would help first to understand if your concern is in the domain of > > biology, chemistry or physics. > > A:To clarify, I'm mostly concerned about some chemical reaction leading to > a problem after my son consumes the food.

Re: [silk] Hot food paper towel

2021-06-15 Thread Radhika, Y.
> > > It would help first to understand if your concern is in the domain of > biology, chemistry or physics. A:To clarify, I'm mostly concerned about some chemical reaction leading to a problem after my son consumes the food. My concern arises from the fact that my son has a blood condition of unk

Re: [silk] Hot food paper towel

2021-06-15 Thread Thaths
On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 11:07 AM Tim Bray wrote: > I've been doing this for years with fresh-cooked bacon, never noticed any > ill effect. > That is easy to explain, Tim. The carcinogens in bacon kill the carcinogens in paper. :-) Thaths > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 10:20 AM Radhika, Y. wrote

Re: [silk] Hot food paper towel

2021-06-15 Thread Thaths
On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 10:20 AM Radhika, Y. wrote: > I have a question about placing hot food on a paper towel to suck up the > grease. Firstly, a quick heads up: my knowledge of physics is poor. I still > retain an interest in science especially as it relates to daily living. In > the case of h

Re: [silk] Hot food paper towel

2021-06-15 Thread Tim Bray
I've been doing this for years with fresh-cooked bacon, never noticed any ill effect. On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 10:20 AM Radhika, Y. wrote: > Hi all! > > I have a question about placing hot food on a paper towel to suck up the > grease. Firstly, a quick heads up: my knowledge of physics is poor. I

[silk] Hot food paper towel

2021-06-15 Thread Radhika, Y.
Hi all! I have a question about placing hot food on a paper towel to suck up the grease. Firstly, a quick heads up: my knowledge of physics is poor. I still retain an interest in science especially as it relates to daily living. In the case of hot food being placed on a paper towel, I'm a little s