Morgan
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Simple Soap Bubbles
I was doing some research on soap solutions that make for a good bouncing bubble, for bouncing off a fabric. There's one youtube clip where a really
good giant bubble recipe was found and another simple solution from Steve Spangler using glycerine, Dawn, and distilled water which I tried with some
success. But I was wondering if there're any other ideas out there, any other secret formulas or chemicals not mentioned in these two formulas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4HJZxJa6a8
In one of this fellow's videos large bubbles bounce off of water in a lake or ocean. It's interesting too to think about what fabric or fiber would
least disrupt a bubble.
"This bubble solution recipe isn't as easy as those basic brew-ups you are used to seeing.In fact, there are some "secret ingredients" revealed here
for the first time and so I've taken some heat for it too."
Big Outdoor Soap Bubbles ~ Recipe & How To Do. Time Warp Discovery Channel Featured Expert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQmpVIgDvgQ
The target audience here is kind of young here, but it's illlustrative and creative. And he pulled off a government grant no less for his work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sThV5i2qbHg&feature=chann...
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Neil
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Dawn changed up its recipe a few times over the last years which affected its bubble quality. I found that not using glycerine was the best route.
Skipping the glycerine and just mixing dawn with water until you have a very blue slightly viscous liquid works well. Let the liquid sit for a week or
two taking care to stick your hands in and agitate it now and again.
At first it should produce very poor bubbles which are a bit 'crispy' they will tend to snap when they pop.
As time goes on and the liquid gets a bit nasty the bubbles will become more and more resilient.
When the solution is really starting to get gross the bubbles will be at their peak.The more hands play with the solution the better it will work.
This solution works way better then the glycerine mix, it also lasts way longer - improving rather then degrading in performance with use and time.
a dribble of vinegar will strip the liquid from any surface when you want to get rid of it.
Aged dawn dish detergent kills steel, non anodized aluminum, copper, brass, polycarbonate, lexan, zinc... most things...
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