Viewing the process as a whole, ignoring the extraneous dye and stamps; it’s a pretty simple to make usable:

  1. Mix fat with sodium hydroxide.
  2. Solidify soap into shape suitable for compaction (in this case, ribbons).
  3. Repeatedly compact shaped soap into desired shape.

How efficient and usable would the soap be if it was just sold as cut ribbions, instead of bars?

    • DankZedong
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      12 years ago

      When I was younger, everytime I got sick and had to spend the day at home, I would watch How It’s Made marathons on the tv. It was crazy comforting to just watch some dudes screw some bolts into some obscure structure or to watch all these robot arms create a toothbrush or something.