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Pop Neve
What the heck is it?!
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Yesterday, while browsing the
cupboards (don't ask why) I came across a
sachet labeled"Pop Neve".I tried out what it said
on the packet, and I had an idea of using it for my homework. I made a video recording what affect it had. If you add water to the white powder in the packet, it expands and gets cold. It got me to thinking...
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JUST WHAT THE HECK IS IN THAT STUFF?!
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This is the video I created, showing the
effect of the Pop Neve. Thumbs to my
brother Jack for recording it!
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That doesn't show, however, what
ingredient is added to make that effect.
Apparently the ingredients are secret, but I have a pretty good idea of what it is...
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Sodium Bicarbonate.Sodium bicarbonate, or NaHCO3, or baking soda, is a white powder which I believe was added to the Pop Neve. Although after further research I found that the water DISSOLVES the powder. Therefore there must have been another chemical added to create the growing effect. If you added vinegar to it, well, that would cause it to bulge and explode (Teehee). I know that proper sodium added with water would cause it to explode (literally) but sodium bicarbonate would dissolve.
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But that doesn't
answer our question!
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My theory is that they used a kind of gelling agent with another
chemical, which caused it to become sloppy and damp as
seen in the video when too much water
is added.
It couldn't have been sodium because that explodes literally in a dangerous way, sodium
bicarbonate would dissolve, so it must be something that acts the same way as vinegar
being added to the sodium bicarbonate.
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This presents a new question.
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What was the chemical compound that was not sodium
or sodium bicarbonate?
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It doesn't make sense, because if we added
vinegar to the sodium bicarbonate it could
have worked that way (in theory), but I added water. No
trickery on my side. But there is some kind of trickery with what is in the Pop Neve, as it shouldn't react like
that IF it was sodium bicarbonate.
This is where I got an idea with the gelling agent.
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What if the gelling agent contained
something to cause it to expand?
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I later found that the added chemical was...
Sodium Polyacrylate.(pole-yah-krill-ate)
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I searched up "fake snow" on google and came up with a page called "How to make
fake snow".
Well duh.
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According to the page I found, it is non toxic, cool to the touch and
lasts for days.
This must have been Pop Neve.
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Thanks for watching, hope you found it
interesting.
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Bye.