Paper Towel Research Notes 2025 by Matt Reynolds https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9 en-us 2025-09-01 22:24:54 UTC 2025-09-02 16:48:06 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f52c.png Strength Group (weight) https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565281356 Which paper towel brand can hold the most weight?

]]> 2025-09-02 16:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565281356 Absorption Group https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565282564 Which PT brand absorbs the most water per sheet?

]]> 2025-09-02 16:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565282564 Absorption Group https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565283583 We think Bounty will perform the best and Enmotion will absorb the least.

]]> 2025-09-02 16:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565283583 Smears https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565283749 Which brand of towel will leave the least residue behind when wiping up different types of liquids?

]]> 2025-09-02 16:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565283749 Strength Group (weight) https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565283786 Bounty paper towels will hold the most weight and the EnMotion paper towels will hold the least.

]]> 2025-09-02 16:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565283786 Smears https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565284260 We think the more expensive towels (Viva and Bounty) will leave the least residue behind.

]]> 2025-09-02 16:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565284260 Fiber Group https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565287590 Which paper towel brands would leave the most amount of fibers behind?

]]> 2025-09-02 16:21:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565287590 Fiber Group https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565288103 The more expensive paper towels will leave behind the most fibers

]]> 2025-09-02 16:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565288103 Strength Group 2 ekdespa1 https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565298719 Does the price of paper towel impact strength/stretch ability of the paper towel?

]]> 2025-09-02 16:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565298719 Strength Group 2 ekdespa1 https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565299295 Expensive paper towels will be able to withstand more steps, therefore stretching more

]]> 2025-09-02 16:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565299295 Strength Group 2 ekdespa1 https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565300917 Sparkle- 3 steps

En Motion- 2 steps

Viva- 3.5 steps

Brawny- 3 steps

Bounty- 4 steps

]]> 2025-09-02 16:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565300917 Strength Group 2 ekdespa1 https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565301879 Bounty was able to stretch the most at 4 steps because it absorbed the water faster

]]> 2025-09-02 16:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565301879 Absorption Group https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565307358 5 seconds:

Generic: 5 cm

Bounty: 6 cm

Viva: 4.5 cm

Sparkle: 6 cm

Brawny: 5 cm


10 seconds:

Generic: 6 cm

Bounty: 8 cm

Viva: 5.5 cm

Sparkle: 7 cm

Brawny: 8 cm


Average:

Generic: 5.5 cm

Bounty: 7 cm

Viva: 5 cm

Sparkle: 6.5 cm

Brawny: 6.5 cm

]]> 2025-09-02 16:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565307358 Absorption Group https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565313059 Bounty, Sparkle, and Brawny all seemed to be the most absorbent in our two trials. The sheets themselves looked to be thicker and had a greater surface area. Viva shocked our group; we think it could've been too thick or made of a different material to make it feel softer.

]]> 2025-09-02 16:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565313059 Fiber Group https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565313452 School brand (cheapest) - No Fibers

Sparkle - 19 Fibers

Brawny - 106 Fibers

Bounty - 162 Fibers

Viva (most expensive) - 362 Fibers

]]> 2025-09-02 16:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565313452 Smears https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565313691 Across 30 inch width of the table, spread out the liquids every two inches. Used 4oz of each liquid per paper sheet

Brainy vs Syrup : 4/5, left barely any smear

Sparkle vs Syrup: 2/5, left a lot of smear

Viva vs Syrup : 5/5, no syrup left

Bounty vs Syrup: 3/5, not bad, not good

Cheap vs Syrup: 0/5, left it all on the counter


Brainy vs Baby oil: 2/5, lots of smear left

Sparkle vs Baby oil: 2/5, lots of smear left

Viva vs Baby oil: 4/5, small amount of smear left

Bounty vs Baby oil: 3/5, not bad, not good

Cheap vs Baby oil: 0/5, left oil everywhere (including all over hands)


Overall, Viva won

]]> 2025-09-02 16:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565313691 Residue https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565313916 Which paper towel brand leaves the most residue when wiping away a small amount of water on a clear glass surface?

]]> 2025-09-02 16:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565313916 Residue https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565314718 We think the cheaper ones (school/off-brand and sparkle) will leave the most residue

]]> 2025-09-02 16:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565314718 Smear https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565314900 Viva was the one who left the least amount of smears, making it the best one for our research. Holds up our hypothesis that the most expensive one would be the best.

]]> 2025-09-02 16:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565314900 Residue https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565316474 The expensive ones actually left the least amount of fibers because they are thinner and cheaper to make (worse quality), meaning there is less fiber available to leave behind.

]]> 2025-09-02 16:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565316474 Fiber Group https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565317206 The more expensive brands use more fibers to create a better absorbency, therefore leaving behind more fibers when using. Cheaper brands use less fibers so leave less fibers behind.

]]> 2025-09-02 16:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565317206 Residue https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565318200 Bounty = 10-20 residues

Viva = 5-15 residues

Off-brand = 0-5 residues

Brawny = 5-15 residues

Sparkle = 0-5 residues

]]> 2025-09-02 16:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565318200 Strength Group (weight) https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565320462 Materials: 2 tbsp water

600 ml beaker

x amount of marbles


Sparkle

2 tbsp water

22 marbles

weak 1/5


Viva

2 tbsp water

122 marbles...

strong 5/5


enMotion

2 tbsp water

75 marbles, stopped

strong 5/5


Bounty

2 tbsp water

75 marbles, stopped

strong 5/5


Brawny

2 tbsp water

75 marbles, stopped

strong 5/5

]]> 2025-09-02 16:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565320462 Strength Group (weight) https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565322124 Bounty, Viva, enMotion, and Brawny were all able to withstand being saturated with water and have over 75 marbles stacked on them. Unfortunately, Sparkle was super weak and collapsed at 22 marbles.

]]> 2025-09-02 16:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ncsu/x90edronfym4yrd9/wish/3565322124