November 18, 2005

Bubbles in Color

The 11-Year Quest to Create Disappearing Colored Bubbles Chemical burns, ruined clothes, 11 years, half a million dollars—it's not easy to improve the world's most popular toy. Yet the success of one inventor's quest to dye a simple soap bubble may change the way the world uses color

posted by Bobsled 18 years ago
  • I just finished reading that article from the post in metafilter. it was a really engrossing article, I zipped thru the 11 pages like nothing...I eagerly await the release, so I can go buy the black ones!!
  • I want the blue ones!!!
  • Far freaking out. The accompanying photos look like bad photoshop jobs, but are real. Wow, wow, wow. I like the ideas about toothpaste and soap, too.
  • Hey, Bubbles. that's my nickname.
  • I love the fact that the colors are so pure and strong. It would have been tremendously disappointing to see pale, transparent pinks and blues. That said, have you tried the long lasting bubbles that came out a few years ago? There's something magical about a surface, or lawn, covered in perfect, glistening bubbles.
  • Saw this article earlier, too. Freakin' cool! Once again someone finds and solves a "problem" which is just sitting there, right in the open. I have great respect for people who perceive these opportunities, and far greater respect for those who slave over these problems for years, solving them after years of mind-bending hard work. Kudos, Mr. Kehoe!
  • Chromed bubbles. Now those would be cool.
  • Those long lasting bubbles were invented by a friend of a friend of mine. I got to play with them before anybody else did! It was neat!
  • We are spending time and money of coloring bubbles when there are freaking children starving in Africa?
  • We are spending time and money of coloring bubbles when there are freaking children starving in Africa? We are spending time and money to discuss colouring bubbles when there are freaking children starving in Africa? Is there a name for this 'how to end all discussion'-technique? Like Godwin?
  • If by "we" you mean a single guy and his wife toiling for years in obscurity, before teaming up with a crazed internet millionaire and a professional chemist, then yes, I can see how the outrage over four people working to create magic. COLOR. BUBBLES! would be upsetting.
  • If you're not part of the solution...ooo, colored bubbles!
  • Pies come in different colors too. I like pie.
  • You should be sending those pies to Africa, petebest. For shame.
  • Noooooooo!! *shoves pie in mouth*
  • If the bubbles are edible, then clearly some forgivenss can be worked into all of this.
  • I vote for "Bubblegum" flavored. heh heh heh . .and kitfisto is nowhere to be found! Yes! I win!
  • Is there a name for this 'how to end all discussion'-technique? Like Godwin? I hereby propose "Guiltwin."
  • Haha! Seconded.
  • Okay, that was damn cool. xD
  • Africa can have my money. It can't have my pie.