Fake Snot Science Experiement

We are back again, making cool science experiments, or in this case, some kitchen science experiments!! Today we are making fake snot, which is pretty much amazing.

Myself playing with some homemade snot/slime

Now I know you are thinking "what is in this", "what do I have to do", "Is this stuff made with borax"

My answers are "it's fake snot" "I will tell you" and "no not at all".

So while searching the webs, I wanted to find an easy slime recipe when I stumbled upon this very confusing snot recipe. I tried making it as written and found that the ingredient lists were totally off. So after a bit of work (research on the internet) I gathered some correct ingredient amounts and made my own snot/slime recipe.

You can even EAT this science!! Although it tastes really rank. :P

Here is what you will need.

• 1/2 cup boiling water (put it in the microwave, when it boils take it out)
• 3 packets of Gelatin (I use Knox unflavored gelatin)
• 1/2 cup of Corn Syrup (if you use any, light corn syrup is best)
• Food coloring (green makes it look like snot/slime)
• a mixing bowl
• a fork 

for instructions on how to put it all together, watch the video below.

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Turning Milk into Plastic-Another Easy Science Experiment

So today's science experiment is something so easy, that a cow could have made it itself if it wanted to. We are making plastic from milk.

Now for me, this was a really weird experiment. I thought "there is no way that is possible". Well, it sort of is to an extent. So here is the rundown:

You will need:

• 1 cup of milk
• 4 teaspoons of white vinegar (distilled is fine)
• a pot for heating the milk (or heat it in the microwave: about 1:30 sec)
• a mixing bowl
• a strainer 
• food coloring (if you want some colors)

So first start out heating the milk. You don't want it to boil, just enough to get it hot to the touch. From my research, it seems that doing this helps to start breaking down the whey in the milk before adding the vinegar. The heat also gives the casein protein a chance to form into a solid structure once the vinegar is added. 

After heating place the milk into a bowl and add any food coloring you wish. I used red in mine. Put in more than you think, It will take about 6 drops. (liquid color works best)

Mix that together and then add your 4 teaspoons of vinegar. Stir constantly for 1 minute.

The whey and casein will separate and then you are ready to strain.

Put the mixture through a strainer and run some water over the casein protein mixture. 

You are now ready to mold it any way you want. Once you have your desired shape. Let it sit for at least 6 hours or more (overnight is better) until it has hardened into a plastic or rock like substance.

And there you go. Milk has now been turned into plastic.

You can watch me make some below.

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What the Heck's an Oobleck--Cool, Simple Science Experiement Lvl. 1

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Alright little scientists, strap your goggles on and get ready to mix some chemicals because we are going full on Frankenstein today. Okay well maybe not that far but we sure are going to make one heck of a fun science experiment that you will feel like "ITS ALIVE"

So my challenge today was to create something called Oobleck. Now, you ask what is oobleck, is it some strange Norwegian pop band or something. Well, no. (that is a cool name idea though) Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid which just means that it is something that is neither a solid nor a liquid. It also happens to be the easiest thing that I have ever created.

The name comes from Dr. Seuss of course. In one of his stories, which I didn't bother to really read, a king or emperor of some sort wants to change the weather and in his attempts comes up with something called Oobleck, not solid and not liquid. Anyhoo, the stuff is really a big mess, but it is honestly a lot of fun. I have played with it since I was little and who would have thought it had a name like Oobleck. I sure didn't.

So the mixture can be both solid and liquid at certain points in its existence. If the mixture has even pressure, the force on it creates a solid mass and when something is not pushing against it, the mixture loses its structure and becomes viscous. It is really cool to work with and can really give any child no matter what age tons of fun.

Literally, I am almost 23 and I played with it for like an hour.

The best part is that it is easy to make and easy to clean. Watch the video below and make your own Oobleck, all you need is:

• All Natural cornstarch/cornflour (depending on where you are from) 
• Water (that's H20 for all you scientists)
• A bit of food coloring (add color, mix different batches for a bit of color fun)

Hope you guys have fun making this...I sure did :D

Until the world revolves agian...B

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