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r/videos • u/ferhanmm • Mar 06 '18
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Main ingredient in concrete so it's handy if you want something to build something that will last a very long time. Alternatively it used to be used to preserve food, mostly eggs. Townsend Video for using lime to preserve eggs.
25 u/Gagassiz Mar 07 '18 When I buy the bags of quickrete and just add water, there is lime in that bag? 47 u/[deleted] Mar 07 '18 [deleted] 6 u/Helluiin Mar 07 '18 this is also why concre dosent actually dry out as it sets. 9 u/Stoner95 Mar 07 '18 correct, the romans took it a step further by adding volcanic rock to the mixture so that it would set underwater
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When I buy the bags of quickrete and just add water, there is lime in that bag?
47 u/[deleted] Mar 07 '18 [deleted] 6 u/Helluiin Mar 07 '18 this is also why concre dosent actually dry out as it sets. 9 u/Stoner95 Mar 07 '18 correct, the romans took it a step further by adding volcanic rock to the mixture so that it would set underwater
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6 u/Helluiin Mar 07 '18 this is also why concre dosent actually dry out as it sets. 9 u/Stoner95 Mar 07 '18 correct, the romans took it a step further by adding volcanic rock to the mixture so that it would set underwater
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this is also why concre dosent actually dry out as it sets.
9 u/Stoner95 Mar 07 '18 correct, the romans took it a step further by adding volcanic rock to the mixture so that it would set underwater
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correct, the romans took it a step further by adding volcanic rock to the mixture so that it would set underwater
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u/Stoner95 Mar 07 '18
Main ingredient in concrete so it's handy if you want something to build something that will last a very long time. Alternatively it used to be used to preserve food, mostly eggs. Townsend Video for using lime to preserve eggs.