 chem_teacher
Male, 40-49, Australia
 2 Posts
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 7:07:38 AM
i hate fakers. i teach chemistry and these balls are a super absorbent polymer. Check here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorb...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw0x79uil...
http://science.howstuffworks.com/questio...
this is sometimes marketed as "watersorb" (check ebay) or you can buy it in coloured bead form here:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sk...
(my students adored them) They CANNOT be made in the method outlined here, but i guess ignorant losers have nothing better to do than pollute the web with useless crap like this and try to mislead those that are interested in finding out the truth |
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chem_teacher
Male, 40-49, Australia
2 Posts
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 7:05:29 AM
i hate fakers. i teach chemistry and these balls are a super absorbent polymer. Check here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superabsorb...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw0x79uil...
http://science.howstuffworks.com/questio...
this is sometimes marketed as "watersorb" (check ebay) or you can buy it in coloured bead form here:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sk...
(my students adored them) They CANNOT be made in the method outlined here, but i guess ignorant losers have nothing better to do than pollute the web with useless crap like this and try to mislead those that are interested in finding out about the |
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 maekol
Male, 18-29, Western US
17 Posts
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:29:18 PM
water hack! |
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 yojimbo122
Male, 13-17, Midwest US
30 Posts
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 6:24:22 PM
why did one fall out and BOUNCE away at 2:31 |
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 iluvpink13
Female, 18-29, Canada
1418 Posts
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:49:49 AM
yosemine, i also lurked on i-a-b for a few years before joining, since u can view without joining. took a few years b4 i felt strongly enough about something to actually sign up so i could comment.
o and i also call shenanigans on this, eventhough i wish it was real. that would be cool. |
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 wtfcharles
Male, 18-29, Western US
79 Posts
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 9:28:34 PM
So, you gave us a link the same video. I don't get it. And, I'm pretty sure those are bath beads, because, if you look into the water closely @ around 2:10, you can see them floating around. But, if someone can actually do this and make it work, major kudos to you. I'm pretty sure there would have to be a bit more to it than this. If you Google "water beads", you'll find many people trying to recreate this and they point out what is wrong about the video. I'd recommend seeing what they have to say if you really want to do this experiment. |
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 tangello
Female, 13-17, Western US
743 Posts
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Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:22:30 PM
they're not bath beads.here: http://www.wimp.com/watermarbles |
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tangello
Female, 13-17, Western US
743 Posts
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Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:21:07 PM
they're also called water marbles.
i'm going to try this experiment this august with my uncle and bf when my bf comes to visit :] because neither of us remembers to get the supplise when we're not together.. XD |
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 goingforgold
Female, 18-29, Western US
19 Posts
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Monday, November 17, 2008 7:47:02 PM
I think this is a very cute video. I'm sure that these boys had fun making it! For those who try to use their tips, I feel sorry for. They will nvr figure it out, lol...http://www.developmemory.com |
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 LadyMorgue
Female, 18-29, Midwest US
732 Posts
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Monday, November 17, 2008 4:14:02 PM
Yes, bath beads... Lavender scented most likely, as the water was tinted purple at the end. |
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 gcamaro32
Male, 18-29, Western US
243 Posts
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Monday, November 17, 2008 10:55:46 AM
I wonder how many people are going to actually try this to only find out that it's a fake video...those are obviously either bath beeds, or salt beeds.nice try though. |
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 Vagrant86
Male, 18-29, Western US
2556 Posts
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:06:16 AM
oook? no. |
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 fatex52986
Male, 18-29, Western US
744 Posts
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:14:56 AM
Im a senior chemistry major at Humboldt state university in nor Cal and i couldnt tell you what the hell polar "hability" i dont even think it is a word. |
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 Negative_One
Male, 30-39, Western US
2488 Posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:31:02 PM
Nidonemo
Male, 18-29, Western US
3186 Posts Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:51:51 PM
Negative_One: Demonstration is the best example. :)
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Be on the lookout for my YouTube video titled "Douchenozzle kills self with noxious chemicals" |
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Negative_One
Male, 30-39, Western US
2488 Posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:19:15 PM
slepre
Female, 13-17, Southern US
62 Posts Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:44:34 PM
is this real? like can you really do that?
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No and No. |
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DiePSPolice
Male, 30-39, Western US
341 Posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:33:30 PM
@Slade8: "And I still think a water powered car COULD be done, only the video was fake. I mean, what is water? Oxygen and Hydrogen, right? Now, are those flammable? Yes? Right...."You fail your second law of thermodynamics. Yes, burning oxygen and hydrogen releases energy, and... turns them into water. To get that water back separated back into hydrogen and oxygen you need to put the same amount of energy back in. |
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 hairbands
Female, 13-17, Western US
24 Posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 2:11:47 PM
GASP YOU CANT PUT GLASS IN THE FREEZER =O |
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 Nidonemo
Male, 18-29, Western US
6453 Posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:51:51 PM
Negative_One: Demonstration is the best example. :) |
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 slepre
Female, 18-29, Southern US
302 Posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:44:34 PM
is this real? like can you really do that? |
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 philippic
Male, 18-29, Europe
1591 Posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:10:38 PM
i wanna know more of these science things! |
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 headbanger80
Male, 13-17, Western US
471 Posts
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 1:52:16 AM
SHENANIGANZ!!!!!!!! |
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Negative_One
Male, 30-39, Western US
2488 Posts
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Monday, November 10, 2008 10:45:31 PM
Works better if you add bleach and ammonia. Then take a deeep breath. |
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 TheGrinch
Male, 18-29, Western US
32 Posts
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Monday, November 10, 2008 9:27:00 PM
Thats so awesome... I wish I had enough patience to do this... |
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 Chaos7
Male, 18-29, Western US
649 Posts
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Monday, November 10, 2008 7:26:03 PM
This site has become the home to balls... |
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 JimboH
Male, 30-39, Southern US
601 Posts
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Monday, November 10, 2008 5:10:31 PM
Just wanted to point out that those of you who are calling those of us, "stupid," or making fun of us for not figuring it out, you now have proof that you're a genius. Congrats. |
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