[alcimedes]

Some guy here in MN developed Colored Bubbles.

Everyone told him it couldn't be done, and he spent over a decade working on it, but he found a way to make bubbles that are a vivid color when you make them, and disappear after they pop. (friction, water or air makes the dye turn clear).

Possibly the coolest toy evar!

[Brad]

Once he tried nitric acid, a toxic chemical that gives off red fumes at room temperature. "I got it making a really cool bubble, but it could've killed somebody," he recalls. "It ate through clothes." [...] One exploded with a loud bang. Another gave him chemical burns when it popped. The best one bounced, just like a Super Ball. He thought he could have sold that one, but he couldn't re-create it.

Man, that's gotta be the best chemistry story I've read all year.

[scratt]

That's really cool........

[Wrao]

The colored bubbles are pretty amazing, but even more interesting are the potential uses for that technology. I really hope that some of that guys ideas get made real.

[FFL]

wow, that was a pretty cool article. The official website is worth checking out, also.
http://www.zubbles.com

I hope they are available in time for Mardi Gras this year! Mmmmm - purple, green, & gold bubbles.....

[Mac+]

That's a great story of persistence ... the zubbles colours look really vivid too!

Gotta second the notion about the potential uses for the technology. Looks like he hit the mother lode now. Dare I say it - "Go Science!"