Thread
:
Fun and Random Facts
View Single Post
#
13
05-10-2010, 09:15 PM
MTI
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Posts: 10,626
Champagne fizzes because of dirt, not carbon dioxide. In a completely smooth clean glass, carbon dioxide molecules would evaporate invisibly. It's the dirt/dust/lint in the glass that acts as a condensation nuclei for the dissolved carbon dioxide.
MTI
View Public Profile
Find all posts by MTI