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For example,
if you want to make a really big wand with string, slide two straws onto a
long string before you tie the loop. The straws can be used for handles
when dipping and for pulling the loop through the air to “blow” the bubble.
Be warned, however, the larger the string loop, the messier the blowing
(string wands get stickier and wetter the larger they are).
A great bubble wand for blowing large bubbles can be simply made from two
pieces of 8½ inch by 11inch paper. For a super “how to” for this wand,
including pictures, visit “Bubble Town” at
http://www.zurqui.co.cr/crinfocus/bubble/tube.html You will find
that this bubble tube creates bigger bubbles than regular bubble wands (made
of plastic) because the paper allows the bubble solution to be absorbed. By
absorbing the solution, the bubble tube actually has some solution stored
that is slowly drawn into the bubble as you blow. Another reason why the
tube produces a better bubble blower is its funnel shape. When you blow into
a regular bubble wand, the speed of your breath onto the thin layer of
bubble solution forces the bubble to separate from the wand quickly. The
same is even true if you blow through a straw. The air you blow travels
straight to the bubble solution at one speed. Using the bubble tube, the
air you blow spreads out as it travels from the top of the tube to the
bottom; therefore, the air is moving more slowly when it reaches the bubble
solution creating a larger, sturdier, more slowly formed bubble.
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