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Old 05-10-2010, 09:15 PM
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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.
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