# Laundry Balls

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-balls/409734>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 28, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-balls/409734 "2007-06-28T04:56:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![balok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@balok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/balok)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-balls/409734/1 "2007-06-28T04:56:06Z")

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In today’s (28 June 2007) “Straight Dope Classic,” [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4\_007b.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a4_007b.html),  
Cecil tells us that the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board reports that increasing the hydroxide (OH-) concentration of water will lower its pH. I don’t know what kind of Straight Dope the SDSAB was smoking that day, but increasing the OH- concentration _raises_ the pH.

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**Author:** ![Amblydoper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@Amblydoper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amblydoper)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-balls/409734/2 "2007-06-28T05:34:07Z")

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Come on guys, this is really basic stuff…

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laundry-balls/409734/3 "2007-06-28T12:27:08Z")

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That would be a Little Ed mistake. I am certain that the SDSAB member consulted said no such thing, and Cecil certainly typed no such thing. :eek: