Jan 7, 2009: Bubbles

xoxoxoBruce · 01-07-2009, 01:57 AM

Bubbles, no not the stripper from that party you don't remember much of.
Soap bubbles that you blow with that little ring thingy, but frozen.

These have been making the rounds of all the cool sites so the Cellar, being the coolest site, must have them too.

I'm surprised the water with soap in it will freeze, but evidently the bubble consists of water with a soap coating inside and out. And if it's cold enough, although they don't say how cold, the bubble freezes in mid air.

It must have been hard to take these pictures because they won't sit still for a portrait... and they do break like any bubble, only more dramatically.

Link

SPUCK · 01-07-2009, 05:13 AM

They would freeze really fast as they have a huge volume verses mass of water.

touchnova · 01-07-2009, 06:51 AM

The last image seems to have a frosty tree in the background, and maybe that's just plywood attached to someone's deck railing? If so, then the bubbles would appear to freeze at a naturally occurring temperature vs. only in some insane lab setup...

Shawnee123 · 01-07-2009, 07:58 AM

I have a sudden urge to listen to the BeeGees.

Neat pics!

Pooka · 01-07-2009, 09:10 AM

I wonder if that would work in our deep freeze?

Very cool

xoxoxoBruce · 01-07-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by touchnova

The last image seems to have a frosty tree in the background, and maybe that's just plywood attached to someone's deck railing? If so, then the bubbles would appear to freeze at a naturally occurring temperature vs. only in some insane lab setup...

Yeah, it's someone's back yard... in England, I think.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pooka

I wonder if that would work in our deep freeze?

Probably not, too small to keep the bubbles from touching anything and breaking, as gravity keeps them moving down.

wolf · 01-07-2009, 02:10 PM

I am going to have to get a bottle of bubbles to keep at work in the event of a freezing cold night.

Anybody know where you can get bubbles in the dead of winter? (and no, I don't need the recipe ... I'm a ready-made kind of woman)

Cloud · 01-07-2009, 02:13 PM

Walgreens.

wolf · 01-07-2009, 02:14 PM

Sweet. I pass one on the way to work. Now to figure out where in the office to hide them so they'll be at the ready ...

Pie · 01-07-2009, 04:22 PM

<voice of> In amongst the cleaning supplies. No one ever goes there. </experience>

dar512 · 01-07-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pie

<voice of> In amongst the cleaning supplies. No one ever goes there. </experience>

says another closet bubble-blower.

monster · 01-07-2009, 05:42 PM

go to the dollar store and get the party favors bubbles -they're tiny and easy to hide and you can put then in several locations in case one gets discovered or you have a bubble emergency.

or........ could you introduce them as a "calming device" for antsy patients? the best hiding places are always in plain view

HungLikeJesus · 01-07-2009, 06:16 PM

Why are you late? I suppose you're going to say you were out blowing bubbles too.

No, I am Bubbles.

spudcon · 01-08-2009, 04:35 PM

One of those resembles Enceladas, one of Jupiter's moons

Shawnee123 · 01-08-2009, 04:37 PM

mmmmm, enchiladas.

01-07-2009, 01:57 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Jan 7, 2009: Bubbles Bubbles, no not the stripper from that party you don't remember much of. Soap bubbles that you blow with that little ring thingy, but frozen. These have been making the rounds of all the cool sites so the Cellar, being the coolest site, must have them too. I'm surprised the water with soap in it will freeze, but evidently the bubble consists of water with a soap coating inside and out. And if it's cold enough, although they don't say how cold, the bubble freezes in mid air. It must have been hard to take these pictures because they won't sit still for a portrait... and they do break like any bubble, only more dramatically. Link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-07-2009, 02:10 PM	#7
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I am going to have to get a bottle of bubbles to keep at work in the event of a freezing cold night. Anybody know where you can get bubbles in the dead of winter? (and no, I don't need the recipe ... I'm a ready-made kind of woman) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-07-2009, 02:13 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Walgreens. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-07-2009, 02:14 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Sweet. I pass one on the way to work. Now to figure out where in the office to hide them so they'll be at the ready ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-07-2009, 04:22 PM	#10
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	<voice of> In amongst the cleaning supplies. No one ever goes there. </experience> __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-07-2009, 05:13 AM	#2
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	They would freeze really fast as they have a huge volume verses mass of water.

01-07-2009, 06:51 AM	#3
touchnova Questionist Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 8	The last image seems to have a frosty tree in the background, and maybe that's just plywood attached to someone's deck railing? If so, then the bubbles would appear to freeze at a naturally occurring temperature vs. only in some insane lab setup...

01-07-2009, 07:58 AM	#4
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I have a sudden urge to listen to the BeeGees. Neat pics!

01-07-2009, 09:10 AM	#5
Pooka Your Invisible Rabbit Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Betwixt and Between Posts: 528	I wonder if that would work in our deep freeze? Very cool

01-07-2009, 05:42 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	go to the dollar store and get the party favors bubbles -they're tiny and easy to hide and you can put then in several locations in case one gets discovered or you have a bubble emergency. or........ could you introduce them as a "calming device" for antsy patients? the best hiding places are always in plain view __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-07-2009, 06:16 PM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Why are you late? I suppose you're going to say you were out blowing bubbles too. No, I am Bubbles. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

01-08-2009, 04:35 PM	#14
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	One of those resembles Enceladas, one of Jupiter's moons Attached Images __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

01-08-2009, 04:37 PM	#15
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	mmmmm, enchiladas. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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