Let's Hope He Doesn't Blow It! 'Bubbleologist' Creates World's Largest Free-Floating Bubble

Posted by Queuebot in World Records on August 4, 2009 at 6:56 pm

Think you can blow a pretty good-sized soap bubble? Chances are, it’s nothing like the creations of ‘Bubbleologist’ Samsam Bubbleman:

Samsam (real name Sam Heath) was aiming to pop the Guinness World Record set in 2005 in Minnesota, U.S., for a bubble of 105.4 cubic feet. He is not sure of the precise volume of his attempt in Finsbury Park, North London, but it stretched to 20ft by 5ft by 5ft at its biggest.

He is now waiting for official confirmation. ‘I’m confident it has obliterated the former record,’ he said.

Samsam, pictured with his creation, refused to reveal the recipe for his bubble mixture, saying it is the secret to his success.

‘With the right stuff you can make big bubbles with anything – a coat-hanger or even just your hands,’ he said. He developed the top-secret mixture over 20 years of trial and error.

The professional bubble-maker has been described as ‘the Willy Wonka of Bubbles’ by DJ Chris Evans.

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Posted by Alex in Pictures on July 14, 2009 at 4:05 am


Photo: richard.heeks [Flickr]

We’ve featured a lot of really neat photos on Neatorama, but I think this one is definitely in the top 10. Here’s a photo by Richard Heeks of a soap bubble bursting:

The lighting of this shot is natural – sunlight through cloud. The Nikon D90 is great for giving clear images at high ISO (here ISO 800); making this shot possible.

N.B. This is a real photo of a soap bubble bursting. I’ve made slight edits to raise colour and light, but this is just to add some punch. This is not a Photoshop creation!

More photos of bubbles at Richard’s Flickr photoset: Link – via happy mundane

 
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Bubble Spinner

Posted by Miss Cellania in Flash Games on February 3, 2009 at 10:01 am

Bubble Spinner is not that difficult. You can work out your strategy after only a minute or two, but the rest of your day may be sacrificed to this simple game. The object is to cluster three or more of the same colored balls together to make them disappear. Yes, you’ve seen games like that, but this one moves around on you! Link -via Buzzfeed

 
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