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Why is my drinking glass always sticky after a few cold drinks?

I understand the concept of condensation, but this is weird. No matter how clean my glass is before I pour drinks, no matter how clean my hands are before I pour drinks, it never fails, every time I have a few glasses of cold spiked soda, somehow the outside of the glass always gets a little sticky after. Does this have to do with condensation? Or is there some other weird explanation for this? It s not like I m messy or I spill or anything.

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  • 6 years ago

    The cold drink gets condenses on the outer surface of the glass. Hope no need to explain this fact as you already know it.

    And it gets sticky because of the high sugar content of the cold drinks. These cold drinks have a lot sugar content, I mean a really lot, as a result the sugar sticks to the glass being more viscous and make the glass sticky. Try to taste the glass it will taste sweet. I tried myself.

    Hope that I answered your question.

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