Blowing soap bubbles has amused children (and adults ... We've had the best success creating the bubbles by blowing a mixture of 1/6 cup clear dish washing detergent, 1 cup water, and 1/2 teaspoon ...

In 1672, Robert Hooke observed that bubbles blown through a glass tube are clear white, but as the soap film thins, "all the colors of the rainbow" appear on the surface. Isaac Newton explained ...

Reflection and Transmission What happens when light hits some type of transparent surface—like ... happens when light hits the surface of a soap bubble. Some of the light goes into the thin ...

You can see these most clearly to the lower right in the photo, just behind The Pip, zoomed in here: While the soap and water mix that makes the bubble is basically transparent, when you make it ...

"Here's a frozen moment of zen for your afternoon." In the video, Hinam uses a clear tube dipped in soap to blow a bubble onto a snow-covered surface. As the bubble gently jiggles to and fro ...

transparent plastic box with water at the bottom to keep the environment moist and so prolong bubble life. Soap solution is first supplied to the box through the inner of two concentric tubes.

This layer of liquid is not perfectly transparent but stops some of the ... Now let's back to our soap bubbles. When you look at the outside of the bubble, it's acting like a little mirror ...

When the lights come up at the Gazillion Bubbles Show, it quickly becomes clear what's going on. Powerful fans blow tiny soap bubbles into the audience by the thousands. Little kids giggle ...

Instead of soap and water, the bubbles are made with water, microparticles of plastic and a clear, viscous liquid called glycerol. That trio of ingredients staves off factors that normally hasten ...

During the winter, Canadian photographer Chris Ratzlaff ventures into the great outdoors to photograph soap bubbles ... crystal-clear images, Muth asked his wife Jenn to place the bubbles on ...

The spheres were carefully crafted from thin strips of transparent iridescent plastic ... motor that makes the Holons look like soap bubbles as they float and dance in the air.