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How Crayons Are Made And Where Their Colors Come From

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Imágenes

The rapid chill mold

misslily Liquid color paste is cast into metal molds and cooled rapidly with water.

The great melt and mix

misslily Liquid wax and powdered pigments are blended at high temperatures to create uniform color.

Fun Facts

Fun Fact

Crayon smell: The iconic scent of Crayola crayons comes from stearic acid, a beef-tallow derivative added to make the wax glide smoothly.

Quizzes

Quiz

How do modern factories quickly cool liquid wax into solid crayons?

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At what temperature is paraffin wax heated before pigments are added in a crayon factory?

Quiz

In what physical state are color pigments added to the melted wax mixture?

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What is the primary raw material used to make modern commercial wax crayons?

Quiz

What ingredient is added to crayons to give them a smooth glide and their iconic smell?

Quiz

What happens to crayons that are rejected for being chipped or broken during factory inspection?

Quiz

What mechanism pushes the cooled crayons out of their molds in a factory?

Quiz

Why are crayon labels wrapped twice around the wax stick by manufacturing machines?

Glosario

Glossary

paraffin (noun)
A waxy, flammable solid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum and used especially in candles. In 1903, Binney and Smith first used this oil-derived substance to manufacture their iconic children's crayons.

Gossip

Gossip

Which crayon color is most satisfying?

Videos

misslily The rapid chill mold

misslily The oily origin of paraffin wax

misslily The great melt and mix

misslily The clever double wrap

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