Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Who knew colored bubbles were so fucking hard?
Meet Tim Kehoe and Ram Sabnis, according to this article in 2 weeks to 2 months their product colored bubbles [Zubbles] will descend upon us like nothing before. Apparently making a bubble that is colored and then, and here is the key, the color disappears after it breaks takes some Nobel-sized engineering. Most chemist didn't think it was even possible and Kehoe is just a schmuck from Minnesota with no real science background [which comes painfully clear after you read about his 'acid bubble']. This may be a little nerdy for you norms but it's an interesting story none the less [and doesn't get super nerdy to the last two pages, the words 'lactone ring' show up then].
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