(id_012) dark cyan sticky Slime

by Philomena Theuretzbacher, Juliette Collas

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

Recipe

Ingredients 1L water 80g PVA (polyvinyl alcohol typ 26-88 S) 100 ml hot water 0.5g Borax 10g Salt 5g sodium carbonate (baking soda) 2 tsp spirulina powder

preparation 1. heat water and slowly whisk in PVA-powder just before boiling 2. boil for about 3 minutes and let cool 3. mix in the spirulina powder 4. dissolve borax,salt and soda in 100mL of water 5. mix borax solution and PVA-solution 6. stirr until texture changes

Disposal

cleaning: slime can be removed off smooth surfaces with a silicone bladed squeegee, for stubborn patches use citric acid or vinegar to dissolve the slime first

disposal: small amounts can be disposed of by treating with vinegar and then flushing it, greater amounts should be disposed of properly by contacting your local garbage disposal company

Comments

alien secretion

     **viscosity**
 
   mashed potatoes
 
     **elasticity**
 
     rubber band
 
     **brillance**
 
      reflective
 
    **fluorescence**
 
          no
 
    **transparency**
 
         glas
 
    **flammability**
 
    non-flammable
 
     **hazardous**
 
          NA
 
      **toxicity**
 
       inedible
 
    **ecotoxicity**
 safe for sewage treatment plants 
       **smell**
 
         none
 
     **stickyness**
 
        resin
 
      **wetness**
 
         dry
 
   **Monetary-input**
 between 1 and 5 €/ Liter 
     **complexity**
 need to stir, need to cook, need to rest 
     **durability**
 
         days
 
    **slipperyness**
 
      wet shower
 
  **cleaning-clothes**
 laundry plus pretreatment 
 **comment_on_laundry**
 
          NA
 
  **cleaning-surface**
 
       collect
 
   **transformation**
 
         acid
comment_on_reversability can be dissolved by acids (citric acid or vinegar) 
   **body_toxicity**
 none, Borax is a controversial substance, make up your own mind 
     **Time-input**
 
       >1 hour
comment-on-laundry-treatment pretreat with vinegar or citric acid to remove slime, color might leave stains