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The amount of sharpie ink used can effect how difficult it is to remove it. Materials are different and can be differently affected by sharpie, which is why I had to conduct this experiment. The purpose of the experiment was to see how changing the liquid you tired to remove the mark with would affect the results, effects the type of liquid( water, vinegar, or detergent). The hypothesis of the experiment was, If I try to remove a sharpie mark off a shirt with vinegar, then it will remove the better if I remove it with water, laundry detergent, or vinegar. The sharpie marks were diagonally drawn across 1 inch by 1 inch squares, and sat sitting for one day, then removed by each of the liquids. It was observed that the laundry detergent removed the line about 50%, while the control still had the stain 100%. The data did not support the research. Based on the research conducted at the beginning of the experiment, it is best that you just wash your clothes in a washer.

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Sharpie markers have seen all over the place but what exactly is on the inside of a sharpie marker, well a filament made out of a cotton material and used to hold the ink is inserted into the barrel. A needle is used to inject the permanent marker ink from the other end of the sharpie barrel. Sharpie ink is extremely hard to remove, unless there is the sharpie remover liquid available. Though the liquid is mainly the only way to remove sharpie marks, this theory wanted to be tested. Though it may not completely vanish, can you fade it?

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If I try to remove a sharpie mark off a shirt with vinegar, then it will remove the better if I remove it with water, laundry detergent, or vinegar.

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Fifty, one inch by one inch, one hundred percent cotton squares where cut out, placed into five groups of ten, and got marked diagonally across with a black sharpie. Then, was left sitting out exposed to air for one whole day. The next day, group one was the control group, group two was exposed to thirty seconds of constant scrubbing from a sponge with vinegar, group three was exposed to thirty seconds of scrubbing from a sponge with water, group four was exposed to thirty seconds of scrubbing from a sponge with laundry detergent. After letting all squares dry for another day, each group was compared to the control group.

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The result of removing a sharpie mark with three different chemicals is shown in table 1. There where a series of ten trials with each chemical, water, laundry detergent, and vinegar, being reveled to a piece of fabric with a sharpie mark. The average removal process from our control is 0.00, the average removal for our water was also 0.00, average removal for the laundry detergent was 0.00, and the average for vinegar was 1.20. And as you can see from graph 1 the comparison of the 4 chemicals on line.

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The purpose of this experiment was to test which chemical would remove a sharpie mark the best, between water, laundry detergent, and vinegar. Each chemical was exposed to 30 seconds of scrubbing with the selected chemical, after the mark had been sitting out exposed to air for one whole day. The control had no change, the water had a constant removing ability of 1, while the vinegar had the ability of an overall 2, while the laundry detergent had a constant 5. The hypothesis was not supported, if I try to remove a sharpie mark off a shirt with vinegar, then it will remove the better if i remove it with water or laundry detergent. In every trial laundry detergent showed higher results than water, the control, or vinegar. When compared to other researchers the findings where similar or different, " Some stains can be removed with vinegar" (Mizkan Americans, 2010). " Sharpie markers are permanent markers so they are very difficult to remove from porous, soft surfaces" ( Howtocleanstuff.net, 2009).

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Anonymous (2009, June 19). How to Remove Sharpie Ink Stains. How to clean stuff. Retrieved October  8, 2010, from http://www.howtocleanstuff.net/clothing-and-fabrics/stain-removal/how-to-remove-sharpie-ink-stains/#AdditionalTipsandIdeas

Dr. David G. Williams (2003, July 17). The Many Benefits of Hydrogen Peroxide. Educate-Yourself. Retrieved November 6, 2010 from  http://educate-yourself.org/cancer/benefitsofhydrogenperozide17jul03.shtml

Mizkan Americas Inc. (2010). Cleaning. 1001 uses for White Distilled Vinegar.  Retrieved October 7, 2010 from http://www.vinegartips.com/Scripts/pageViewSec.asp?id=7

S.R. Davis (2009). Top hydrogen peroxide uses for personal care. Helium. Retrieved November 6,2010 from http://alternative-health.helium.com/topic/6310-hydrogen-peroxide 

Thom W. Conroy (2010). Top hydrogen peroxide uses in the home. Helium. Retrieved November 6, 2010 from http://www.helium.com/items/1623804-top-hydrogen-peroxide-uses-in-the-home 

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