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It should smell a little like burning paper, the same with rayon. If it's polyester, it will melt. Wool will smell like burnt hair.
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Why is the burning smell of synthetic silk and pure silk different?
After natural burning of natural silk an ash remain and the smell is strong; the burning of artificial silk can be total.
Why does silk or wool are burnt they smell like burning hair?
Burning silk or wool smell like burning hair because all these materials are biomaterials and contain significiant amounts of proteins (fibroin in silk, keratin in hair).
Why is burning smell of silk and wool the same?
it is mcdonalds junk
How do you check a silk's purity?
Take a few threads from the warp and weft and burn them from their ends. When the thread stops burning, a very tiny ash ball might be left behind.Rub the ball in-between your fingers and smell the powdered ash. If it is pure silk, it will smell like burnt hair. Silk, wool, leather and hair all burn alike and form an ash ball. In case of artificial silk, the fibers will flare and burn out quickly there will be neither ash ball nor smell like burnt hair. This silk fabric test is sure to help you while buying silk fabric.
When we burn pure silk thread it smells similar to burning of hair. Explain?
It smells similar because of the proteins present in the silk thread. When we burn hair it has the same smell because proteins are also present in the hair (keratin).
When we burn a pure silk thread it smells similar to burning of hair explain?
It smells similar because of the proteins present in the silk thread. When we burn hair it has the same smell because proteins are also present in the hair (keratin).
What is the burning point of silk?
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Why do you smell burning feathers?
Well i don't. I think the real question is why do yousmell burning feathers. I can't even imagine what burning feathers smell like.It smells terrible, I regularly smell burning feathers, paint, and a strong perfume or potpourri that nobody else around me can smell.
Burning rubber smell in cab?
The belt is burning up and wind is pushing the smell through the air conditioning.
Why can you smell burning rubber?
because it's a strong smell
What can you smell wen a volcano is burning?
It will be sulfur mostly that you smell
What smell begins with the letter I?
Incense has a distinctive smell when it is burning.
