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Dry Ice Bubbles

Fill Bubbles with Carbon Dioxide

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

This is what you get when you drop a piece of dry ice into bubble solution.

This is what you get when you drop a piece of dry ice into bubble solution.

Anne Helmenstine
You can use sublimating dry ice to produce carbon dioxide gas to fill bubbles. A small piece of dry ice will produce cloudy bubbles for a long time. Here's what you do.

Dry Ice Bubble Materials

Make Dry Ice Bubbles

This is one of the easiest projects there is! Pour a little bubble solution into a bowl. If you don't have bubble solution, swish a small amount of liquid dishwashing detergent into water. Use tongs or gloves to pick up a piece of dry ice. Add it to the bubble solution. That's it!

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