Friday, January 9, 2015

Make your own Silly Putty!

Making your very own SILLY PUTTY!

Materials Needed:
-Elmer's Liquid Glue
-Sta-flo Concentrated Liquid Starch
-Food coloring

Procedure:
1.) Mix the food coloring into the liquid glue. Do this until the color is nice and even.
2.) Pour in the liquid starch.
3.) Stir and let it sit for about five minutes.
4.) Take the putty out of the bowl and knead in your hands for five to ten minutes.

***Aim for two parts glue and one part liquid starch***

And that's it!




Some more information about silly putty:
-it is a dilatant compound, or a gel that becomes solid under pressure
-more than 4,500 tons of silly putty have been sold since the 1950s
-the first silly putty was a mixture of silicone oil with boric acid

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