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Experimental Soap Might Clean Up Oil Spills

1:30AM January 25, 2012 | Lily Newman

If you spill millions of litres of oil all over, say, the Gulf of Mexico, no amount of OxiClean is going to help. You need something industrial strength, and researchers are looking at magnetic soap as a potential solution. More »


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I’m Pretty Sure This Hand Soap Is Trying To Kill Me

6:00AM August 8, 2011 | Jack Loftus

We love design at Gizmodo. It’s one of our things. But what happens when design doesn’t love us back, comes alive one night (I dunno, because of the debt ceiling or something) and decides to strangle us in our sleep? More »


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The Physics Of Bubble Bath

1:20AM April 22, 2011 | Esther Inglis-Arkell

Why does soapy water bubble up in baths and dishwashers, while regular water stays flat? It’s all connected to the foam in root beer. More »


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Break Off A Finger Of Soap For Every Thorough Hand-Wash

8:00PM April 6, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Considering I wasn’t the only one who thought yesterday’s “toepener” bathroom door handle was simply one of the greatest inventions ever, perhaps other similarly-OCD people will also like the look of Dave Hakkens’ Break Soap concept. More »


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Grate That Bar Of Soap Like It’s A Block Of Cheap Cheddar

5:20AM January 11, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

The designer may cite ecological reasons for eschewing the liquid soap for a bar of soap, but me? I just love the sheer brilliance of this concept. Grated soap! I demand all public toilets fit them immediately. [NathalieStämpfli via Kottke]


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Man Survives Without Using Soap For 18 Months – Could You?

11:00PM January 6, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

What would happen if you went a year and a half without washing with soap shampoo? Would your girlfriend ditch you? Friends loathe having to invite you ’round? Or, like Richard Nikoley and Sean Bonner, would life just… go on? More »


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A Corpse’s Flesh Has Transformed Into Soap

2:00PM January 5, 2011 | Casey Chan

This body, buried in the 1800s, is known as Soapman. Why? Because when re-discovered in 1875, the fats on his body had transformed into soap. How did it happen? Don’t click if you have a weak stomach. More »


Glow-in-the-Dark Uranium Soap

5:20AM December 3, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Don’t worry, it’s not radioactive – nor has it been milled from the soaplakes of Chernobyl. But it is ocean scented! And organic. And vegan, and not tested on animals… you get the picture. Just $US7. [PerpetualKid via 7Gadgets]


Game Boy Soap: For The 15 Minutes A Day You Can’t Use A Real Game Boy

9:40AM May 28, 2010 | Adam Frucci

This Game Boy soap doesn’t actually play Tetris, but it does wash off the stink of gamersweat. So really, that’s something. [Etsy via Geeky Gadgets]


Put Those Chopsticks Down! It’s A Trap!

12:45AM February 2, 2010 | Mark Wilson

Your “friend” who brought you those “special” ramen packets straight from Japan? He’s not your friend. That’s Soap Ramen and Sponge Cup Noodles Ramen by Takara Tomy – out this month overseas for an unknown price. More »