In order to experiment with bubbles, you’ll need a big batch of bubble solution. Explore the recipes and then choose the one that fits your purpose and read the tips below for best results. All three of these recipes make 1L of bubble solution.
Tips for great bubble solutions
Glycerine helps soap bubbles hold water, so that they last longer. It is very helpful if youare doing bubble tricks, but less important if you are mixing up a bucket of bubble solution to mess about with. You only need a little bit! Too much glycerine makes your solutiontoo heavy and sticky to make good bubbles. You can buy a small bottle of glycerine frommost pharmacies.
The key ingredient: water, varies widely in its quality. Soft water is good for bubbles. Hardwater, (any water containing high levels of iron, including well water) is bad for bubbles.If you live in an area with hard water and are having difficulties making good bubbles, tryusing distilled water (available at the grocery store).
Johnson’s® baby shampoo produces better bubbles than any of the dish soaps we tried, Dawn® dishwashing liquid (blue) was our soap of choice. All of these solutions work better if you “age” them overnight in an open container.
Objectives
Make a bubble and understand its structure.
Materials
See each recipe for details.
Key Questions
Why does soap create a film?
What does the glycerine do?
What To Do
Preparation
All Purpose Bubble Solution This solution is great for most bubble tricks, activities and experiments.
500ml water
500ml Johnson’s® baby shampoo
5–15ml glycerine
Mix the ingredients gently and let the solution stand for a couple of hours.
Bouncy Bubble Solution You can bounce these bubbles off your clothes!
2 packages unflavoured gelatin (e.g. Knox® brand)
500ml freshly boiled hot water
500ml Johnson’s® baby shampoo
50–70ml glycerine
1 microwave
Dissolve the gelatin in the hot water.
Add the shampoo and glycerine and stir gently.
Reheat carefully in the microwave (about two minutes) before using as this solutionwill gel as it cools.
Thick Bubble Solution This goopy solution makes bubbles strong enough to withstand a puff of air.
250ml water
700–750ml Johnson’s® baby shampoo
5–15ml glycerine
Mix the ingredients gently and let the solution stand for a couple of hours.
Another Thick Bubble Solution This bubble solution works well to create larger and long-lasting bubbles.
450mlof Dawn® dishwashing liquid (blue)
480ml of warm water
1g (~roughly ½ teaspoon) of polyethylene oxide.Polyethylene oxide is a cool polymer that helps bubbles self-repair and therefore helps bubbles stick around a lot longer before they pop.
Mix the ingredients gently and let the solution stand for a couple of hours.
Extensions
Commercial alternatives:
All purpose bubbles: Pustefix and Gazillion Bubbles.
When air is blown through the soapy water solution, a bubble forms due to a 3-layer film of soap and water molecules around the air. Similar to a sandwich, the outside and inside film layers (the bread) are soap molecules with a thin layer of water molecules in-between.
The recipe for bubble solution is six parts water to one part dish soap. The easiest way to do this is to mix 6 cups water with 1 cup dish soap. You can adjust measurements as needed (such as 3 cups water with ½ cup dish soap), but know that larger amounts will work best.
Don't bubble in your answer after every question. That wastes too much time and pulls your head out of the zone. Instead, answer all the questions on the page (or pages) in front of you. Before you turn the page, bubble in all the answers on that page or those pages.
it is an answer sheet given to you during an exam. You record your answers to multiple choice question by filling in the matching letter on the given answer sheet. EX if the answer to number 1 is b you would fill in the B bubble for #1 on you answer sheet.
If you blow bubbles and they don't seem strong enough, you can add more glycerin and/or corn syrup. The best amount of glycerin or corn syrup depends on the dish soap you use, so the recipe is a starting point. Feel free to adjust the ingredient measurements.
The Bubble Theory arises from the nature of cosmic inflation, which views the universe having expanded exponentially in the first tiny fraction of a second after the Big Bang. In this scenario of the 'multiverse' concept, some parts of space-time expanded faster than others. This created 'bubbles' of space-time.
By adding different elements to the water it will affect the thickness float-ability and strength of soap bubbles. Sugar helps the bubbles evaporate more slowly, making longer-lasting bubbles. Ingredients like glycerin affect strength and weight. Bubbles are the perfect mix of play and science!
Sugar will reduce the evaporation rate, making longer lasting bubbles. Ingredients like glycerin impact viscosity, affecting durability and weight. For such a simple toy, the science is substantial.
1 cup Joy or Dawn dishwashing detergent. 3-4 tablespoons glycerin (Glycerin is optional and can be purchased at most pharmacies but you can make very good bubbles without it.) 10 cups clean cold water.
When a message does arrive (for a conversation you want to bubble), pull down the Notification Shade and tap History.Locate and long-press the message in question.On the resulting page, tap the On/Off slider for "Bubble this conversation." If you're on a Samsung device, see below for further instructions.
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