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I. Do. Not. Get. This.
Kids get obsessed about things, i.e. fads. Now there's youtube which enhances and lengthens these fads, making mini-celebreties out of kids/young adults that can capitalize fast enough.
How does an article about slime not mention Nickelodeon?
Of course slime has always existed but this YouTube slime movement is way bigger than anything that was on Nickelodeon. I don't think you realise the magnitude.
One tip: instead of making a borax solution in hot water which can irritate the skin of some, use a contact-lens solution that has a borate-type preservative it in it. It might cost a little more, but it's a lot safer on skin and easier to handle (comes in it's own bottle with a cap).
I. Do. Not. Get. This.
It's cheaper than a fidget spinner, so I'm all for it.
Heh, I could have written this story about my 9 year old daughter. Suddenly she wants a gallon of glue and borax along with all kinds of additives and coloring agents. Hey, anything where it gets kids talking about long chain polymerization.
It’s at the point that other kids at her school ask her for custom slimes that she makes and sells to them for small $.
Chemistry and entrepreneurship ... could be worse.
How does an article about slime not mention Nickelodeon?
Of course slime has always existed but this YouTube slime movement is way bigger than anything that was on Nickelodeon. I don't think you realise the magnitude.
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Of course slime has always existed but this YouTube slime movement is way bigger than anything that was on Nickelodeon. I don't think you realise the magnitude.
I grew up in the Nickelodeon era. Pretty much every child star at the time, got slimed at some point. And Nickelodeon had their own amusement park with slime themed attractions. Every kid whose family had cable seemed to watch Nickelodeon. I came from a poor family without cable and I honestly thought that the Nick shows were a bit too corny and homegrown. So perhaps I noticed the culture more because I was a bit eye…
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Of course slime has always existed but this YouTube slime movement is way bigger than anything that was on Nickelodeon. I don't think you realise the magnitude.
As someone that saw that era, I need statistical backup for that assertion.
My daughter? Had me buy a book for her from some girl that she said is on YouTube who makes slime (the book is about slime), she wants glue and other items for the mixture almost constantly, and if she sees a container of slime at Target that looks cool, that's the toy she wants over anything else.
It'd be one thing if that was just her niche, but damn, her friends are all about it too. It is kind of insane.
I've made countless batches with my daughter and her friends. One tip: instead of making a borax solution in hot water which can irritate the skin of some, use a contact-lens solution that has a borate-type preservative it in it. It might cost a little more, but it's a lot safer on skin and easier to handle (comes in it's own bottle with a cap).
Borax has been getting negative press recently and I see people recommending contact lens solution as an alternative. But why is contact lens solution safer than Borax, when the active ingredient in both is boric acid?