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Urban Legends Reference Pages: Ivory Soap Origin (666 words) |
 | Ivory Soap's unique floatability came about as the result of a manufacturing error. |
| Gamble's soap and candle factory in Cincinnati, Ohio, were puzzled by consumer requests for more of "the soap that floats." The company had recently introduced a new product called White Soap, an offering meant to compete with the fine soaps from Spain that were then taking a fair bite out of the American market. |
| After consulting with his supervisor, the decision was made to finish and ship the soap since the ingredients had not been changed in any way by the longer mixing time. |
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Ivory Soap Science - Floats and Grows! at Steve Spangler Science (720 words) |
| Remove the Ivory soap from the water and break it in half to see if there are any pockets of air hiding in the middle of the bar. |
| Place the bar of Ivory soap in the middle of a piece of paper towel and place the whole thing in the center of the microwave oven. |
| Ivory soap is one of the few brands of bar soap that floats in water. |
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