tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5367780743454145456..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Sub-Zero BubblesJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-85463334912417090062009-01-20T03:56:00.000-05:002009-01-20T03:56:00.000-05:00By the way, I do live in Scandinavia, but here in ...By the way, I do live in Scandinavia, but here in the southern part (Denmark) temperature actually rarely drops below zero, so I'll have to rely on pure speculation anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-81241566343965256362009-01-20T03:55:00.000-05:002009-01-20T03:55:00.000-05:00Those who have some kind of empirical evidence see...Those who have some kind of empirical evidence seem to choose plastic shreds.<BR/><BR/>But I love latin quotes as well as hot air balloons, so I'll follow Erik Bongers and say warm risers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-36484863937086682662009-01-19T12:42:00.000-05:002009-01-19T12:42:00.000-05:00I'll go with "no difference". It is the least exot...I'll go with "no difference". It is the least exotic answer, something inside hopes it will be more romantic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-24618588208684992062009-01-19T12:11:00.000-05:002009-01-19T12:11:00.000-05:00I picked "warm risers". Why? A hunch. Figured the ...I picked "warm risers". Why? A hunch. Figured the soap would change things up a bit.Billy Guffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630378626972553684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-87201449143266294162009-01-19T11:43:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:43:00.000-05:00After extensive youtube research, I chose plastic ...After extensive youtube research, I chose plastic shreds.slflewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909264162438321932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-57588094758241977202009-01-19T11:30:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:30:00.000-05:00I picked "plastic shreds." As much as I would like...I picked "plastic shreds." As much as I would like to imagine that they freeze into spheres, I think it's more likely they just droop and fall apart as the water starts to freeze.Rocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023548506198486232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-58542730479608667382009-01-19T06:49:00.000-05:002009-01-19T06:49:00.000-05:00I'm guessing plastic shreds... The droopy sacks so...I'm guessing plastic shreds... The droopy sacks sounds like the air in the bubbles is cooling down, causing the volume to shrink.<BR/><BR/>I spent over 16 years in northern Sweden, to think that I never thought of doing this! Cool experiment!nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131999011138576543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-6277922674993154972009-01-19T04:14:00.000-05:002009-01-19T04:14:00.000-05:00Hi! Aren't #one and #three the same? 'Normal' bubb...Hi! Aren't #one and #three the same? 'Normal' bubble behaviour for me was always drifting up up and away...<BR/>I voted for no difference because, as lovely as it sounds, ice globes are rather unlikely. The plastic shreds theory also sounds plausible if the soap in the bubble solidifies as the water freezes and consequently evaporates, but I have cast my vote. I'm also looking forward to finding out what happens. That's pretty darn cold!Jen Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054993197791524053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-85489763566065693912009-01-19T04:12:00.000-05:002009-01-19T04:12:00.000-05:00Hi from Oulu, Finland. It's just -7C (-19F) here n...Hi from Oulu, Finland. It's just -7C (-19F) here now, so cannot test in comparable conditions. However, based on my hunch and experiences with low temperatures here, I'd guess that number 3 is what happened.Anttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482590491621538130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-26193194640369664912009-01-19T01:45:00.000-05:002009-01-19T01:45:00.000-05:00I would like to entertain the possibility of bubbl...I would like to entertain the possibility of bubbles freezing to beautiful spheres of ice, but logic tells a soap bubble would pop the instant an ice crystal formed on its surface, so I vote for no difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84221511202703174232009-01-19T00:32:00.000-05:002009-01-19T00:32:00.000-05:00Warm Risers. I chose crystal globes first, as the...Warm Risers. I chose crystal globes first, as they break at the top where the warmest part of the breath would hoover. Upon looking at the picture....I think warm risers. I left my dish detergent in the car overnight, my bottle of water was frozen but not the detergent. I think the cold helps the viscosity of the soap, slowing its mixing with the moisture in the breath. We camped out on Lake Havasu in 128 degree heat one summer and the bubbles wouldn't hold their shape. (could have been a cheap batch of bubble soap)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04548845623112320032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-28602549278490837842009-01-18T23:24:00.000-05:002009-01-18T23:24:00.000-05:00No matter how much I'd love to believe the second ...No matter how much I'd love to believe the second choice is real, the logical part of my mind says the fifth seems the more believable one. Physically, the first one seems to be the right choice - but I'd like to imagine that the fifth one is the right answer. We're melting right now at California, though - so it's based in pure imagination.Erika Mezahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278506602824650257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-8804080767162957732009-01-18T17:46:00.000-05:002009-01-18T17:46:00.000-05:00Sorry Mary--Maine, Alaska, Siberia, McMurdo Statio...Sorry Mary--Maine, Alaska, Siberia, McMurdo Station...wherever it gets cold enough.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Eric, it's too bad the Tron Googles are in the shop. It happened when my dragoncopter hit some pterosaurs and I had to ditch it in the Hudson.James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73033450707745583632009-01-18T16:57:00.000-05:002009-01-18T16:57:00.000-05:00Why just Canadians and Scandinavians? Here in Mai...Why just Canadians and Scandinavians? Here in Maine the temperature drops below zero too.<BR/>Mary<BR/><A HREF="http://www.marybullock.com" REL="nofollow">The Figurative Realm of Mary Bullock</A>Mary Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718356993209078250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-27806755949328191042009-01-18T16:29:00.000-05:002009-01-18T16:29:00.000-05:00to make things more difficult for everyone, i've f...to make things more difficult for everyone, i've found videos on youtube that support at least 3 of these options for blowing bubbles in freezing weather....<BR/><BR/>stakes are high, dont guess wrong!Super Villainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464419328369980879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-5122248253089792912009-01-18T16:19:00.000-05:002009-01-18T16:19:00.000-05:00no difference because of the glycerinseanno difference because of the glycerin<BR/><BR/>seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-39840451961431158812009-01-18T14:46:00.000-05:002009-01-18T14:46:00.000-05:00It's a good thing you were wearing your safety gog...It's a good thing you were wearing your safety goggles for this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423051076809524563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-12452185455897040792009-01-18T14:38:00.000-05:002009-01-18T14:38:00.000-05:00Very funny.Let's see...I immediately rule out answ...Very funny.<BR/>Let's see...<BR/><BR/>I immediately rule out answer 5. Bubbles won't freeze top-down because heat rises, ergo, the upper part of the bubbles should be warmer than the lower parts.<BR/><BR/>Also ruling out answer 4.<BR/>There's no such thing as slow popping. Either a pop is instant or there's no pop at all.<BR/><BR/>Ruling out answer 2. Milky spheres? I think not!. The very thin layer of water/soap could not possible transform into crystals.<BR/>Primo because of the mixture soap/water and secondo because the minute a crystal forms, the fragile surface tension that holds the bubble together is broken and thus the bubble breaks.<BR/><BR/>Let's see...only left with two options, in casu, warm risers or no difference...<BR/>Since with both options the bubbles persist for some time and since the difference between the temperature in the bubble and outside the bubble is significantly bigger than on a warm day, the bubbles will rise higher than on a warm day and thus...:<BR/><BR/>Alea iacta est!<BR/>The only scientifically possible answer IS and MUST BE:<BR/><BR/>1. WARM RISERS.<BR/><BR/>Quod erat demonstrandum.<BR/><BR/>(tell me honestly...the above pseudo science babble with an undertone of 'I must be right' really gives you the desire that I will win this, doesn't it? And don't you just love people that use latin quotes all the time...)Erik Bongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409523352634066030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-42755493567791064902009-01-18T14:34:00.000-05:002009-01-18T14:34:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Erik Bongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409523352634066030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-9202660292221542772009-01-18T14:24:00.000-05:002009-01-18T14:24:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Erik Bongershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409523352634066030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56092530082547413662009-01-18T13:32:00.000-05:002009-01-18T13:32:00.000-05:00I don't think there will be any difference. The b...I don't think there will be any difference. The bubbles are not made from water only, but have bubble mix/soap in them. This alters the freezing point of the water. I think it might in some way be similar to the affects of anti freeze and will prevent the bubbles from solidifying...By Scott Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208341623271683909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-56235884822449753622009-01-18T11:25:00.000-05:002009-01-18T11:25:00.000-05:00This sounds like so much fun! We endured -12 and ...This sounds like so much fun! We endured -12 and today it warmed up to 12 above... I can't write any more because I have to go find my bubble stuff....Ginger*:)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14970160779830842600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47597965831724671322009-01-18T11:21:00.000-05:002009-01-18T11:21:00.000-05:00haha! you are awesome!my guess is milky sphereshaha! you are awesome!<BR/><BR/>my guess is milky spheresJulia Lundmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738254016772333899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80252810064837345842009-01-18T10:28:00.000-05:002009-01-18T10:28:00.000-05:00Crystal globesCrystal globesRené PleinAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368603005553165550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-72152908640354954652009-01-18T10:27:00.000-05:002009-01-18T10:27:00.000-05:00Plastic Shreds!Although sometimes the bubbles will...Plastic Shreds!<BR/><BR/>Although sometimes the bubbles will land on a cold surface as "milky spheres" and then pop later.....<BR/><BR/>I grew up in northern Illinois, and used to do this as a kid. Back then I thought that the floating shards of the popped frozen bubble resembled faries :)<BR/><BR/>It's fun, isn't it????Manda Tarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998865412422101103noreply@blogger.com