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018. The Discolouration of Tea Experiment

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018. The Discolouration of Tea Experiment

Not all refreshments were up to the shelterers' standards! This report explains that a chemical reaction between tea leaves and the copper of the tea urns was causing a discolouration of tea and the shelterers' complained. The solution was to add a small portion of citric acid.

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