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What does tanning do to a raw hide?

Makes it stable and flexible.

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  1. Turns it into plastic
  2. Makes it dissolve in water
  3. Makes it stable and flexible ✔

Why: Tanning stabilizes proteins so the hide dries flexible instead of hard and rotting.

Huh, didn't know that: Tanning stabilizes proteins so the hide dries flexible instead of hard and rotting.

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Tanning a hide is no day at the beach.
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Answer: Makes it stable and flexible. Tanning stabilizes proteins so the hide dries flexible instead of hard and rotting.

  1. Leather en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leather
    Tanning is a process that stabilizes the proteins, particularly collagen, of the raw hide
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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