They obviously didn't channel all of it, since there were other wielders around them using the Power to settle beef.
But the cleansing didn't happen in an instant. It took all day. Even the sa'angreal-ed Rand and Nynaeve had a limit to how much they could channel. And that which had been cleansed would have returned to the general 'pool', available for use by others, surely?
But yes, this is all purely speculation and probably wrong. I'm not sure if RJ ever explained what exactly the DO did to taint saidin, and therefore how the cleansing worked.
Is the One Power limitless?
12/10/2012 11:14:19 PM
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13/10/2012 12:03:38 AM
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That actually explains the cleansing for me
13/10/2012 01:07:57 AM
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13/10/2012 01:22:15 AM
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Or the taint didn't act like oil?
13/10/2012 05:38:29 PM
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From the various descriptions in the text this seems likely
14/10/2012 08:21:59 PM
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That's not conclusive
14/10/2012 11:32:19 PM
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RJ himself said it's like an oily skin floating on top of Saidin. *NM*
15/10/2012 02:22:22 AM
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Jesus this is hard work
15/10/2012 02:19:43 PM
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Well I doubt very much that it actually was oily
15/10/2012 03:24:17 PM
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Ermm, I agree?
15/10/2012 04:19:36 PM
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You seem to be asking why the taint didn't mix with saidin
16/10/2012 12:48:55 AM
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I think you might be, not sure where you've gotten that idea from. *NM*
16/10/2012 02:45:18 AM
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Cause you keep saying the taint didn't act like oil
16/10/2012 05:04:10 AM
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13/10/2012 01:16:20 AM
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Do you have a link to the interview question and answer mate? *NM*
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