Monday, July 20, 2009

Bending bones

I meant to post the results of what happened to the bones soaking in vinegar.

The chicken bones obviously bent, but the deer bone only softened. It would probably need quite a bit more time to soak since the deer bones were so hard.
The reason this works is because vinegar is an acid, and dissolves the calcium and magnesium in bones. You could actually see powdery stuff in the bottom of the bowl at the end of the week. Fun experiment!

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