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Why Spider-Man's webs vanish after an hour

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If you've ever wondered why New York City isn't completely buried under millions of tons of sticky spider goo after 60 years of crime-fighting, it's because Peter Parker is a considerate chemist. He designed his artificial web fluid to completely dissolve into powder after roughly an hour, sparing city sanitation workers a total nightmare.

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