stackyFACTSSome substances are doomed to be permanent enemies. Water molecules are polar and strongly cling to each other, while oil molecules are non-polar and completely indifferent. No matter how violently you shake the bottle, the two will stubbornly separate out of pure, unadulterated chemical snobbery.
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