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How does a sponge soak up water?

A sponge soaks water through tiny connected spaces. The holes inside a sponge act like small tunnels. Water clings to the sponge material and to itself, so it is pulled into those spaces. Squeezing forces the water back out by shrinking the tunnels.

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