(id_006) algae slime

by Juliette Collas, Philomena Theuretzbacher

Recipe Distributed under a CC-BY license: feel free to use and modify while citing the original source.

Recipe

1L water 10-12g sodium alginate

preparation 1.mix sodium alginate into water using a blender or whisk (when using a whisk, dont worry lumps will eventually dissolve) 2. wait until air bubbles have risen to the top to get a clear substance

Disposal

cleaning: stains are removable with water and patience since the slime likes to cling

disposal: it is edible and can be disposed of like you would foodscraps

Comments

slime bath

     **viscosity**
 
     liquid soap
 
     **elasticity**
 
    cooked noodle
 
     **brillance**
 
      reflective
 
    **fluorescence**
 
          no
 
    **transparency**
 
         glas
 
    **flammability**
 
    non-flammable
 
     **hazardous**
 
          NA
 
      **toxicity**
 
        edible
 
    **ecotoxicity**
 
   safe for compost
 
       **smell**
 
         none
 
     **stickyness**
 
         jam
 
      **wetness**
 
         wet
 
   **Monetary-input**
 between 0 and 1 € /liter 
     **complexity**
 
     need to stir
 
     **durability**
 
         days
 
    **slipperyness**
 
      icy street
 
  **cleaning-clothes**
 
       laundry
 
 **comment_on_laundry**
 
          NA
 
  **cleaning-surface**
 
         wipe
 
   **transformation**
 water, solidifies in contact with calcium salts
comment_on_reversability dilute with water, coloring or adding flavour possible 
   **body_toxicity**
 
         none
 
     **Time-input**
 
       < 10 min
comment-on-laundry-treatment 
washes without trouble