Peyton Apr 11, I love silly string love to learn more about it. That's awesome, Peyton! So glad you enjoyed learning more about it with us! Tuckster Apr 11, Apr 11, Hailey Apr 10, I've never used silly string but i better try it!!!! Yes indeed! It's pretty much impossible to frown when using silly string. Ava Apr 10, And now I know more about it!! Yeah, sillly string is the best. Glad you learned something new with us!
Dontae Apr 7, Apr 7, Wondergirl Apr 6, Thanks, wonderopolis! You should definitely try it - it's fun! Anjalee Apr 6, Apr 6, Our processors do not allow us to answer that question. Grace Apr 6, Silly string is so fun. Sometimes when my brother is sleeping,I will spray it on and then he will wake up. He will get me back by spraying me when I take a nap. So Cazy. Lyric Ross Apr 6, I really like this. There would be good ideas here.
That's awesome! So glad you enjoyed this one! Now go get some silly string! Anonymous Apr 5, That was boring to watch! Can you make it a little better? Vjc Apr 5, I liked this wonder once we had silly string and for Halloween we sprayed it on our bushes.
Silly string is a blast! GATEgirl Apr 5, It is super fun! Room 4 Apr 5, But then we saw the part about how soldiers use it. We thought it was really interesting that soldiers in Iraq used silly string to help them find out if there are bombs or trip wires in the room.
We didn't know that! Da money I need it Apr 5, Why was it use for trip wires and having fun I have so many questions. Ethan Apr 5, I Love Silly String! Make Epic Questions! Apr 5, So glad you enjoyed this one. Can't frown and use silly string. It's humanly impossible!
Dorothy Apr 5, Wow, its interesting that theres more to silly strings then I originally thought. Pretty cool, huh? Glad you learned more about it with us! Ava Apr 5, Hey, Ava!
Did you like this Wonder? That was an amazing article are there any more like this one. Ansley Apr 6, I love silly string keep making awesome questions. Related Wonders for You to Explore Match its definition: a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged.
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Take Silly String. Despite its name, Silly String is very serious about keeping its recipe under wraps. Surfactant is just a fancy name for detergent, which is amphiphilic—both hydrophobic water repelling and hydrophilic water attracting. That attraction-repulsion combination helps glue together molecules in the solution so the string comes out in one solid, silly stream. The stickiness also helps the stuff lightly cling to surfaces—and people—after launch.
Shaking the can mixes the solvent-that-shall-not-be-named with the rest of the ingredients, forming a temporary blend of plastics, minerals, and propellants. Kaplan and his coworkers have taken inspiration from both spiders and Silly String to develop a modified, extra-sticky version of spider silk that behaves like a spray streamer when extruded from a syringe.
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