Why are the bubbles in my homemade sparkling water smaller than commercial alternatives? [more inside]
posted by csimpkins on Sep 8, 2009 - 9 answers

By what process do air bubbles form in water? [more inside]
posted by metastability on Feb 21, 2009 - 13 answers

I want to buy some bubble bath for a gift for someone who says he takes baths solely for the bubbles. As a no-nonsense showers-only girl, this is unknown shopping territory to me. What's some seriously good bubble bath? I guess my criteria would include but not be limited to: doesn't leave a greasy residue on the skin; prolific, long lasting bubble action; and geared for a grown man, meaning no overpowering floral scents or sparkly teddy-bear-princess-themed packaging.
posted by orange swan on Jun 4, 2008 - 8 answers

yesterday, my neighbor was talking about that stuff we had as kids that was basically a little tube of awful smelling plastic gunk and a small straw. you put a glob of plastic on the straw and blew weird, oily bubbles. anyone remember what that crap was called? what was it?
posted by xz on Mar 13, 2008 - 23 answers

What movie's characteristic sound effect was caused by using a tube to blow bubbles in a toilet? [more inside]
posted by Addlepated on Mar 4, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm in the process of making some screencast software demos. My issue is not capturing the video, rather it is going back and adding annotations to the video. The demos do not have any sounds, so I'd like to go back and add captions, text bubbles, arrows, boxes, etc. to the video for added instruction. Adobe makes an application, but it costs $700. I was hoping to find something a little (a lot) more affordable. I'm running a Mac.
posted by jpep on Nov 29, 2007 - 17 answers

How do I become a bubble-blowing hero to my kid? [more inside]
posted by scrump on May 25, 2007 - 19 answers

Why was my jar of tomato sauce under pressure and the sauce bubbly? I had a half-full jar of tomato sauce that was closed and refrigerated. When opening the jar in order to use the sauce, the air pressure inside the jar was higher than the air pressure in the room and air escaped with a woosh, similar to opening a bottle of carbonated liquid (like seltzer.) Bubbles developed in the sauce in the jar, and a quick tasting of the sauce revealed that the sauce caused a sensation similar to carbonation. What was going on here?
posted by andrewraff on Apr 16, 2007 - 16 answers

Why does the formation of soap bubbles in my dishwater depend on turbulent flow in the water coming out of the tap? [more inside]
posted by paul! on Oct 24, 2005 - 15 answers