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If you think about it, you need to remove the big stuff before you can remove the smaller stuff.

By putting pebbles on top, it will filter out things like other rocks, twigs and the like. Gravel will filter out anything smaller that gets past the pebbles, and sand will do the same. It's all a matter of scale. The cotton balls will filter out the smallest possible detritus.

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For school we have to make a water filter with only three layers do you think fine gravel coarse gravel and cotton balls are good layers and in which order and will brown dirty watercome out clear?

I suggest you put the coarse gravel on top, the fine gravel in the middle and the cotton balls on the bottom. The less gaps in the material the more dirt will get trapped. The coarse gravel will take a small amount of the dirt out. Then the fine gravel will take out more and finally the cotton balls will most likely take out the rest leaving an evenly distributed amount of dirt in each layer. If the cotton balls are on top then the dirt would fill the cotton balls and some of it might still come through then the layers of gravel may not be effective to such small pieces of dirt.


Is there a difference from cotton balls and cotton wool?

yes. wool is from goats but cotton balls are made from cotton.


How do you make a water filter?

You use a few cottonballs and pour the water through the cup fulll of cotton balls.


Will cotton balls make you sick if you eat it?

Cotton balls are not meant to be eaten.


Can you replace zippo cotton balls with normal cotton balls?

yes you can,5 cotton balls for a regular zippo lighter and 4 for a slim zippo lighter


Is there a difference from cotton balls and wool cotton?

Cotton, They're soft than wool (i guess) but i choose cotton


Can there be latex in cotton balls?

no, because cotton balls are made of used car parts.everyone knows that.


How does cotton ball filter water?

Cotton balls can help filter water by physically trapping larger particles like sediment and debris as the water passes through them. The fibers of the cotton ball create a barrier that allows water to pass through while capturing impurities. However, cotton balls may not be as effective as other filtration methods in removing smaller particles or contaminants from water.


Are cotton balls really made from ice cubes?

No they not seriosully they made from choclate ice cream


What is the history of cotton balls?

Cotton balls are made from the fluff of cotton plants. Cotton balls are called cotton wool and are unspun cotton fibers. Cotton balls have been around at least in the 5th century BC. The raw cotton is naturally a ball shape.


What gives cotton balls the fine filtration that it uses to purify water?

Cotton balls have a fine fiber structure that allows for small particles to be trapped within its fibers. When water passes through the cotton ball, these particles are caught and removed from the water, resulting in a purification effect.


How do you get cuts from picking cotton from cotton fields?

The bolls which are the covers for the cotton balls as they grow, and once open enough to extract the cotton balls by hand, are paper-cut sharp.