John Sorrell asked this question about Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking:
Is it me or is the diagram for osmosis wrong on page 29? In osmosis, water travels across a semipermeable membrane from a lower concentrated solute environment to a higher concentrated solute environment since the probability of crossing the membrane is greater in the former case with less molecules getting in the way. The diagram however appears to show the reverse.
Cecelia I agree. I had the same thought. Glad it wasn't just me!
Update: I found an interview at https://tim.blog/2018/10/04/the-tim-f... and realized - the TE…moreI agree. I had the same thought. Glad it wasn't just me!
Update: I found an interview at https://tim.blog/2018/10/04/the-tim-f... and realized - the TEXT is actually wrong (last line of paragraph 2 on this page). Illustration is wrong, BUT actually does match the (incorrect) text(less)
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Harminder Kailey I had to reread the definition like ten times, even the illustration was not making sense. Glad I found this discussion and thank you for linking her ...more
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