• WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Is this a sugar in gas tank reference, or a general sabotage ref? Does sugar actually destroy concrete?

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            5 days ago

            You could pour it on while it’s wet, but would that do much?

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              5 days ago

              I’m no expert, I looked it up. It won’t destroy concrete unless crazy large amounts are dumped in the mix.

              Yes, while mixing. Like any other chemical reaction it requires contact to make the reaction. If the contact is limited to a certain area only that area will be impacted. It’s not magic. The sugar doesn’t multiply and move itself through the median.

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                  Would sugar move via the act that is water moving? No, sugar is not water.

                  Movement of water towards to more concentrated compartment Osmosis is the spontaneous net movement or diffusion of solvent molecules through a selectively-permeable membrane from a region of high water potential to a region of low water potential, in the direction that tends to equalize the solute concentrations on the two sides. Wikipedia