http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611830 amyharmon Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611830 I liked the suggestion, from an FB friend, that they are the daughters of Glinda  I liked the suggestion, from an FB friend, that they are the daughters of Glinda 

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611539 Sekino Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611539 With the three ladies in the bubble, it looks like some modern seance to summon the Norns...  With the three ladies in the bubble, it looks like some modern seance to summon the Norns… 

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611490 Robert Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611490 Damn, those bubble-people are giant! And they're posing like they're sitting on that bench. Damn, those bubble-people are giant! And they’re posing like they’re sitting on that bench.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611413 Ipo Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611413  I've done it in the tropics, seemed easy.   I’ve done it in the tropics, seemed easy. 

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611394 Ramone Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611394 The picture, while impressive, is a smidge of letdown given the headline.  ;) The picture, while impressive, is a smidge of letdown given the headline.  ;)

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611363 Cowicide Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611363 Amazing composition.  Just had to run this filter on it to see what it would look like... Amazing composition.  Just had to run this filter on it to see what it would look like…

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611349 Dimitrios Papagiannis Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611349 Hi Mark there are some oc us here in LA that love doing this.  I always had a fantasy of meeting at the park in front of the Rose Bowl with a bunch of other giant bubble makers and we all make giant bubbles.  Also here is a good group to join on Yahoo regarding bubble making. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/soapbubblefanciers/ Hi Mark there are some oc us here in LA that love doing this.  I always had a fantasy of meeting at the park in front of the Rose Bowl with a bunch of other giant bubble makers and we all make giant bubbles.  Also here is a good group to join on Yahoo regarding bubble making.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/soapbubblefanciers/

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611344 MollyMaguire Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611344 I have done the giant bubble thing before at parks and outdoor birthday parties. Everyone loves it. Maybe the parents even more than the kids, who are usually just obsessed with popping them. But if you've got some sciency-minded adults in the crowd, everyone starts talking about surface tension, refraction of light through the bubble wall, the effects of humidity; neat stuff.  I have done the giant bubble thing before at parks and outdoor birthday parties. Everyone loves it. Maybe the parents even more than the kids, who are usually just obsessed with popping them. But if you’ve got some sciency-minded adults in the crowd, everyone starts talking about surface tension, refraction of light through the bubble wall, the effects of humidity; neat stuff. 

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611345 Joseph Francis Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611345 Is he capturing one of these giant bubble people with that device? Is he capturing one of these giant bubble people with that device?

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/12/18/the-giant-bubble-people-of-cen.html#comment-1611338 Michael Smith Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=201378#comment-1611338 I know how cold it can get in the northern hemisphere in December and I wonder if this reduces the viscosity of soapy water, making it easier to make huge bubbles. I know how cold it can get in the northern hemisphere in December and I wonder if this reduces the viscosity of soapy water, making it easier to make huge bubbles.

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