September 28, 2007, Newsletter Issue #183: Tear Newspapers Vertically

Tip of the Week

You can only tear a piece of newspaper smoothly when you tear vertically because the newsprint is made up of tiny wood fibers which line up in the same direction, up and down, on the page. When you tear a newspaper from top to bottom, it tears evenly because you are tearing in the direction of the grain.

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