Colored Bubbles

[patentman]

Check this out

Man I love chemistry!

edit: The Official Website

 

[Bassyhead]

Wow, there's probably a lot more applications for that disappearing dye than just bubbles. Those guys are going to be rich.

 

[MrDudeMan]

way cool. i read the whole article...i advise everyone to do the same thing. it was a good read.

 

[Grimbones]

Good read! If only it were longer lol.

 

[Xyo II]

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th
way cool. i read the whole article...i advise everyone to do the same thing. it was a good read.

I skipped the biography, but it was good all the same. :thumbsup: I can see this going very far, and yes, he will probably be set for life now.

 

[handoverfist]

Makes me wish I had been a chem major. Nice read btw.

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Einstein Element

Originally posted by: Bigsm00th
way cool. i read the whole article...i advise everyone to do the same thing. it was a good read.

I skipped the biography, but it was good all the same. :thumbsup: I can see this going very far, and yes, he will probably be set for life now.

i actually skipped the bio too, but i wanted people to read the article so i left that part out

 

[Jeff7]

Just watch, 10 years from now, it'll turn out that prolonged exposure to the residue will cause cancer. Sure it'd really suck, but somehow it wouldn't surprise me all that much either.

 

[natto fire]

From the last page,

Among the ideas Kehoe has already mocked up are a finger paint that fades from every surface except a special paper

Is this the way that new Crayola Color Wonder paint works? If so, I wonder how that would work out with the factory they were referring to, to keep the formula a secret...

 

[xanis]

Yeah I read about this a while ago in PopSci... amazing stuff, but the guy went through some pretty dangerous mixes that burned and such before he got it right.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Just watch, 10 years from now, it'll turn out that prolonged exposure to the residue will cause cancer. Sure it'd really suck, but somehow it wouldn't surprise me all that much either.

I was thinking the exact same thing!
Good article. Good luck to those guys. I'll buy some

Then, I'll see if I can add it to my own special mix and make my own colored bubbles...
3 foot diameter bubbles. (Anyone with children: you've got to learn how to make giant bubbles from your own mix. Having children just gives you an excuse to play with the bubbles)

 

[Xyo II]

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Just watch, 10 years from now, it'll turn out that prolonged exposure to the residue will cause cancer. Sure it'd really suck, but somehow it wouldn't surprise me all that much either.

I was thinking the exact same thing!
Good article. Good luck to those guys. I'll buy some

Then, I'll see if I can add it to my own special mix and make my own colored bubbles...
3 foot diameter bubbles. (Anyone with children: you've got to learn how to make giant bubbles from your own mix. Having children just gives you an excuse to play with the bubbles)

Those hula-hoop sized bubble wands produce amazingly-large bubbles. Now just think of them like that, but in color :shocked:

 

[Malak]

Good read.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Bassyhead
Wow, there's probably a lot more applications for that disappearing dye than just bubbles. Those guys are going to be rich.

I agree completely. I could see dissappearing markers in various time limits selling very well.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

ya i read this on the plane on the latest popsci mag. really cool read. I want to try some lol.

 

[BWMerlin]

Where can i get some of these. I have lots of small cousines that would love to have these for XMAS

 

[patentman]

Originally posted by: BWMerlin
Where can i get some of these. I have lots of small cousines that would love to have these for XMAS

They aren't for sale yet. They are expected go on the market sometime early next year. Check out their official website (linked in my post above)

edit: or see this link

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: TitanDiddly

Originally posted by: Bassyhead
Wow, there's probably a lot more applications for that disappearing dye than just bubbles. Those guys are going to be rich.

I agree completely. I could see dissappearing markers in various time limits selling very well.

I believe a pen already exists that does this. I might have seen it in Edmund Scientific a few years ago. If I turn up a link, I'll post back. I'm sure I've seen it in a (legitimate) catalog though.

Edit: Heck, just type "disappearing ink pen" into Google and see what turns up. They aren't cheap, but they seem fairly prevalent.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Einstein Element

Originally posted by: DrPizza

Originally posted by: Jeff7
Just watch, 10 years from now, it'll turn out that prolonged exposure to the residue will cause cancer. Sure it'd really suck, but somehow it wouldn't surprise me all that much either.

I was thinking the exact same thing!
Good article. Good luck to those guys. I'll buy some

Then, I'll see if I can add it to my own special mix and make my own colored bubbles...
3 foot diameter bubbles. (Anyone with children: you've got to learn how to make giant bubbles from your own mix. Having children just gives you an excuse to play with the bubbles)

Those hula-hoop sized bubble wands produce amazingly-large bubbles. Now just think of them like that, but in color :shocked:

You don't need a hula-hoop sized bubble wand... The trick to it is to use fabric with a stick and a slider... I'd need to draw a diagram.

 

[Porter21]

Nice find!