Preserving Real Snowflakes Forever! Superglue Polymer Chains-Snow Crystal Art Frozen/Big Bang Theory
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- čas přidán 12. 02. 2022
- Welcome to the Colorado Junk Box art studio!
How do we get our snow crystals from the sky to you?
Here is a bit of what we do! Take a look at how we capture and preserve real snowflakes.
This channel is devoted to the art of snowflakes! Who?! What?! When?! Where?! Why?! How?!
Using superglue, you can preserve a perfect snowflake! The process can also be accomplished with hairspray and certain lacquers too.
Essentially, the snowflake preservation method works because as the glue hardens, the monomers link together in long polymer chains, a process triggered by moisture.
A chemist named Tryggvi Emilsson gets the credit for dreaming up this method of saving snowflakes. Ever fascinated by Wilson Bentley he came up with a way to preserve their 3D images. His realization was that superglue, which hardens on contact with water and prone to seeping into the most minuscule indentations and shapes, would be ideal for the job.
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Please take a look at some of those who have inspired us!!!
Ukichiro Nakaya
www.famousscientists.org/ukic...
Wilson Bentley
snowflakebentley.com/
Kenneth G. Libbrecht
snowcrystals.com/
This is beautiful.
Capturing a small natural phenomenon into a precious jewel.
Everyone is different, unique and strong in their own way, like snowflake. We should preserve them.
Beautiful!! Very very well said!!💛💛
This is so cool!!
Amazing ❤
Have you ever heard of snowflake embryo adoptions? These remind me of those little babies. Each one tiny, beautiful, unique.
I absolutely agree!!!!!!!!
Did you use super gle between slides, if so once cured do the slides just pull of easily from the glue. I'm interested in trying to make a pendant like this. I've watched the steps n read online but haven't found anything that talks about getting the snowflake from the slide and then Into a mold with resin. What steps do you use ty!!
I'm also on the hunt for a how to. I live in Norway. Its winter and snowing like crazy and would love to do this. Did you find any tips?
Can these be purchased somewhere?
www.junkbox.shop ❄️🥰❄️
Thank you Danielle!❤️