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I was weighing sugar into a plastic jug that had been recently washed and dried. There was too...

I was weighing sugar into a plastic jug that had been recently washed and dried. There was too much sugar so I spooned some out with a teaspoon. The sugar sprayed off the spoon and coated the sides of the jug. Why?

Jean Hill, Hull, UK

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