Zubbles Are World’s First Stainless Coloured Bubbles

@BrentCallidice:

yeah, I've been tracking them for years too. I hope it works out for them this time.

@Bill Butler: Don't be in a rush. I ordered 5 packs of two, three weeks ago when they first announced them. I had to contact Zubbles yesterday to ask what happened. They said they had been shipped Monday. I still have seen nothing.

maztec

YES!! Just in time for my wedding! I've been in regular communication with Tim Kehoe since the 2005 announcement, and it's thrilling to finally see these ship.

@Homerjay here for OxyClean!: I couldn't do it with handsoap, could I? ;) You just gotta think about these things.

@AmphetamineCrown: "...those balls are smooooth as eggs!"

Finally!! Just ordered a pack and I can't effing wait. Oh and this new format is confusing and foreign to me. I can recommend posts, but not all of them. I can thumbs up the others. I can't expand all the threads at once, just a couple of them? I scared.

i don't get what the heck these things are? stainless bubbles? what does that mean

jacktown012

Holy frick. I've been waiting for this to come out since reading that PopSci article 5 years ago. Just put in an order.

El Guano

I remember reading about it in Popular Science many, many years ago. Now I can see if it's magical rainbow-y claims are true.

MePerson

"Hi, Billy Mays here for Zubbles!"
yeah, would have had a nice ring to it.

@SysRq: Well, you could probably do it with just the soap.

This is going to revolutionize the world as we know it. No longer will bubbles be boring and clear!

And Jack Johnson is my hero

@Bill Butler:I can almost see the frustration on those parents faces now. You go, dad, let your hero cape fly.

amandizzle

@zeroprime: "Pop" Sci. HA

@tek_nic: It' s probably close to the process of making sausage. You don't want to know. I imagine a couple dozen homeless drunk men, after a chili feast, brewing a giant tub of now "colored" bubbles. They may not stain, but the smell is impossible to remove.

I love bubbles. Imagine the possibilities! If only they had come out before Gay Pride in SF a couple of weeks ago, it would have been awwwwwwesome

@gemcosta: I guess you missed: "200 million bottles sold annually"

comatoes

@MisterWho Cares: Funny, I read "stainless" and think "stainless steel" too. I would like a pair of stainless steel balls, thank you.

AmphetamineCrown

I pre- ordered these 2 weeks ago and still haven't heard anything about them shipping...

chauncy that billups

woah, red matter!

Pwnerjam3.0

@danger the pirate has a real star now! (thanks...: Heh, yeah, cuz once you go..

Ow, Ow OW! Stopit!

jokono

@Skeetz: Well now I know what I'm going to be doing for the next hour.

@gemcosta: Think of it this way - He's providing something to brighten up the world a little, which is just about as important as solving the world's problems. Also, who knows how else this technology can eventually be used?

I like Burl the Bubble Guy.
http://burlthebubbleguy.com

"I thought a washable bubble was a great idea," "But the kids were covered head to toe in red dye. It looked like a scene from Braveheart."...... thats awsome!!!

diabloturbo

I love this invention, and I am so happy that it is finally coming to market. Giz... can you guys post up an article about the amazing tech behind this? I seem to remember that it involved some really serious molecular engineering. I also remember something about the industrial applications for how the colorant actually works. Would love to see more details!

tek_nic

I just ordered 6 bottles. This is "Daddy The Hero" time, folks. I know my kids. They'll go nuts and their friends will go nuclear. This is going to sell out fast and I'll be the guy with six bottles, 3 happy kids, and a dozen angry parents. :p

Bill Butler

@The Analrapist: No.. I guess I should have elaborated.. The fun of bubble blowing transcends class bringing out the kid in you. That's why I was entertained. I wanted her to be able to do it. But in the end harsh reality set back in and I saw the sad adult again. It wasn't funny.

Skeetz

Hot damn, I have been waiting for these things to go on sale ever since that PopSci article was written.

@ninjagin: Right on bro!! Assman Approves.

i read about this shit in pop sci many years ago. dude was still tweaking the formula. in the article he mentioned he made a red bubble that ate thru the counter top in his kitchen. i'm glad this shit is finally coming out. i'm starting to run out of stuff to spoil my nieces with. not to mention i want to play with them too.

@Skeetz: Did you laugh at her for being such a failure? You know laughter is the best medicine

This guy should invest his knowledge in something more useful than bubble :/

@NurseDave: Cow eyes always equal fun. In any and all situations. I keep a few mixed into my gumball machine, hoping someone will "win". It rarely happens, but when it does, it's worth it.

i know a couple weddings that should have used colored bubbles and the bride should not have worn white.
oh, man. i love jack johnson.

Nick

@Skeetz: Did you laugh at her for being such a failure? You know laughter is the best medicine

@NurseDave: I consider that a bonus. I don't have to work so hard getting my Chicken Parm to cool off..

AmericanMouth

@BrentCallidice: the post giz made about said article is linked above next to this post.

these sound like fun... i wonder how dark the colours are, though. there must be a ton of that magic pigment in there, given how thin bubbles are...

willyolio

@Kaiser-Machead: I think you can get cow eyes for free from the butcher. Just toss em in the air when some kid is blowing bubble and wait for the fun to unfold.

NurseDave

@ninjagin: Rawr!!

Brodie John Ferguson

I get the sneaking suspicion that this article might exist more for the sake of Jack Johnson.....My main question for the bubbles is do they leave that soapy residue? Because I've seen plenty of stains from just regular bubbles.

Summer blowin' on the beach, here I come- Really

HDRad

@AmericanMouth: Ya, I want him blowing all over my food.

NurseDave

Stainless steel bubbles would be waaaayyy more fun.

"Bubbles are the most popular toy on Earth" No, sir, that would be the stick. Anyway, how can I take a whimsical product named Zubbles seriously? It sounds like a 3-star iPhone game. I think I'll wait for Flubberâ„¢, thank you very much.

"Tim Kehoe spent 15 years and $3 million", get this man a straight jacket.

Uuuuh, blowing bubbles, something about Michael Jackson, Power Puff Girls, and tea with tapioca balls, and so on and so forth. Uh-huh-huh-huh-huh, science is kool, Beavis. Yeah yeah, it rulz, ROOLZ! Heh-heh-heh-heh-mm-heh-heh

This reminds me of a homeless lady I recently saw smoking and blowing bubbles. She was hopelessly trying to get the smoke into the bubbles but as entertained as she was I was just as interested in watching her succeed. In the end it was just another failure for her.

Skeetz

... and I like bubble butts.

ninjagin

I loved blowing ink filled bubbles at my sister and watching her dodge em.

I wish bubbles were made from sugar and spice. That would be a damn fun way to cook. Instead of Emeril's "Bam!", he could just blow gusts of flavor throughout the kitchen.

AmericanMouth

Been waiting for these for like 4 years now. I read about them everywhere at the time. I even check up on the site from time to time. I could only imagine that the realized that, while they didn't stain visible objects, they did manage to leave a searing scar on your soul. Glad they worked with M$ to find a solution to using this product and keeping your soul intact.

thepeel

i went to the website hoping for a ridiculous array of bubble colors, but the only product they have listed is a two pack of red and blue. hopefully they can expand it some. i want some black bubbles!

I thought the stains were half of the fun?

sneakypoo

Dammit Jesus, did I say "Play songs by Jack Johnson."?! No.

michaelwiggins

I'd rather have regular bubbles. I like the rainbow colours of regular bubbles. Also, I currently have some bubbles in my desk drawer. =)

bededog

Now when will this sorcerer allow me to blow bubbles that look like eyeballs?

Kaiser-Machead

Bubbles are bigger than Legos? How am I supposed to build my fleet of Naboo Starfighters with water and soap?

I read about these in Popular Science a while ago, I've been wondering where they went cause they had a deal with Toys 'R' Us but I could never find them. Good times.

BrentCallidice

Oh the whoopings this could have avoided as a kid...15 years too late sir.

i think that Don Ho's "tiny bubbles" would have been a better choise

You should read the Popular Science article on the invention of Zubbles. http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2005-11/11-year-quest-create-disappearing-colored-... The dye technology in Zubbles has applications outside of a toy for children.

SubhagaCach

@SysRq: Maybe if you grip it by the husk. :)

@qbrad: I feel ya ... this is the first time i have even posted since they changed everything.

Heck i hardly even read the comments anymore, well other than to see the first couple of comments that the Giz deems worthy for me to read. And I am so glad that they do that for me, since I was incapable of determining what was good on my own.

rDub

"Using a new class of patent pending specialty dyes... the color in Zubbles magically disappears when exposed to air, water or pressure." Now, if only we can use these special dye for highlighters and pens so I can easily wash all those marks all over my clothes! Not THAT I would buy! (assuming there was paper i could buy that would cause the ink to become permanent on contact).