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If I take Scotch tape (using the product name), pull out a long strand and then, beginning at the free end, tear it down along its length (to get two strips of the same length, but thinner), the "fracture" (if I may call it that in excess) continues to tear along the length.
But if I take the kind of tape used in packing boxes (I forget the name), the tear deviates to the side.
Why is this?
Is it something about the molecular structure?
If I take Scotch tape (using the product name), pull out a long strand and then, beginning at the free end, tear it down along its length (to get two strips of the same length, but thinner), the "fracture" (if I may call it that in excess) continues to tear along the length.
But if I take the kind of tape used in packing boxes (I forget the name), the tear deviates to the side.
Why is this?
Is it something about the molecular structure?