{"id":227,"date":"2019-03-04T08:28:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T06:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/?p=227"},"modified":"2019-03-04T08:28:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T06:28:52","slug":"how-to-shoot-frozen-soap-bubbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/2019\/03\/04\/how-to-shoot-frozen-soap-bubbles\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Shoot Frozen Soap Bubbles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-45\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/files\/2019\/02\/Iss\u00e5pbubbla.jpg\" alt=\"Iss\u00e5pbubbla\" width=\"333\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/files\/2019\/02\/Iss\u00e5pbubbla.jpg 333w, https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/files\/2019\/02\/Iss\u00e5pbubbla-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 85vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span title=\"\">The only thing needed is a bowl of soap water, a straw and a little patience.<\/span> <span title=\"\">Then you can blow beautiful frozen soap bubbles that give unique pictures.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\"><strong><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span title=\"\">Perfect frozen bubbles with secret ingredients<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span title=\"\">You can either use the ready mixture in the soap bubble containers that you buy in the toy store, or you can make your own blend based on the following recipe:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>35 ml detergent<\/li>\n<li><span title=\"\">35 ml of glycerin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span title=\"\">2 ml of sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span title=\"\">200 ml hot water<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span title=\"\">Glycerin makes the bubbles thicker, and the sugar causes the surface to get the beautiful crystals.<\/span> <span title=\"\">Then\u00a0 to the problem of how to freeze the bubbles so that they can later be photographed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\">For best results, the temperature should preferably be below or below 6 degrees Celsius.<\/span> <span title=\"\">It is possible to freeze bubbles even in milder weather, but it is more difficult and takes longer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\">It is also best to perform the experiment when it is windless so that the bubbles do not burst or blow away before they land and can freeze.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>How to Shoot the Bubbles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span title=\"\">Select a location where it falls in a lot of light and there is a nice background.<\/span> <span title=\"\">It may be good to have a cold surface, eg.<\/span> <span title=\"\">a snow or ice-covered garden table that you can blow in the bubbles from up close.<\/span> <span title=\"\">Otherwise you risk freezing in the air and bursting when they land.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span title=\"\">Set the camera so that the focus point is approximately where the bubble will land.<\/span> <span title=\"\">Put the camera on a tripod so you have your hands free to blow bubbles.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span title=\"\">Dip the straw in the soap mixture and blow a bubble.<\/span> <span title=\"\">Blow gently and avoid making the bubble too large.<\/span> <span title=\"\">Once the soap bubble has landed, you can adjust the camera&#8217;s focus as needed to get the details in focus.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\"><span title=\"\">Shoot!<\/span> <span title=\"\">Once you have learned to freeze your bubbles, you can try to make a timelapse video. You could use, among others <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/iktpedagogik\/2019\/02\/04\/lapse-it\/\">Lapse It<\/a>\u00a0eller <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/iktpedagogik\/2019\/02\/04\/osnap\/\">Osnap!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The only thing needed is a bowl of soap water, a straw and a little patience. Then you can blow beautiful frozen soap bubbles that give unique pictures. &nbsp; Perfect frozen bubbles with secret ingredients You can either use the ready mixture in the soap bubble containers that you buy in the toy store, or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/2019\/03\/04\/how-to-shoot-frozen-soap-bubbles\/\" class=\"more-link\">Forts\u00e4tt l\u00e4sa<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201dHow to Shoot Frozen Soap Bubbles\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2590,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30020,218561],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-experiment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2590"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228,"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.edu.turku.fi\/scienceed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}