INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Making The Borax Water:  Borax is a type of powder soap that is
available in most grocery stores.  Add 1 tablespoon Borax powder to 1
cup of water. Stir until most of the powder dissolves.  Store the
Borax Water in a jar or bottle, and label the container "BORAX &  WATER
MIXTURE". Remember that one cup of Borax Water will make many  batches
of "SLIME".  Preparing The Guar Gum (available at health food stores):
Measure 4  cups (approximately 1 liter) of warm water into a large
mixing bowl.  Add 10 drops of food coloring - possibly green!  SLOWLY
(very slowly)  stir in 2 teaspoons of guar gum.  This fine powder has a
tendency to  clump up if it is not stirred into the water slowly.
After  thoroughly mixing, pour the guar gum mixture into a soda bottle
and  label it appropriately.  Making Slime:  Pour 1/2 cup of the guar
gum mixture into a clean  zipper-lock bag.  Add 1 teaspoon of the Borax
Water mixture that you  made previously.  Seal the bag and shake.
Within seconds you'll have  prepared your very own batch of SLIME!
This gooey mixture will  retain its slimy properties for 1-2 days
before finally turning into  a watery mess. When the SLIME is no longer
good, seal it in the  zipper-lock bag and throw it away. Do not pour it
down the drain.  How Does It Work:  It's gooey, slippery, sticky,
really slimy and  kids love it!  Make up a batch of SLIME and you'll be
the hit of any  party.  The mixture of guar gum with Borax and water
produces a slime-like  material called a polymer.  In simplest terms, a
polymer is a long  chain of molecules.  As a model for these chains of
molecules,  picture in your mind strands of cooked spaghetti.  If the
polymer  chains slide past each other easily, then the substance acts
like a  liquid because the molecules flow. If the molecules hook
together at  a few places along the strand, then the substance behaves
like a  rubbery solid called an elastomer. Borax is the chemical that
is  responsible for hooking the guar gum molecules together to form the
SLIME.  Guar gum is actually a vegetable gum commonly used as a
thickening  agent in various food products and cosmetics.  Additional
guar gum  may be purchased at a health food store.  The guar gum and
water  mixture may only last a few days.  You can prolong the shelf
life of  the mixture by keeping it in the refrigerator.  SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS WITH CHEMICALS: Although these substances are not
considered hazardous, you should treat all chemicals with care and
wash your hands after handling.  Do not taste or eat any of the
materials described in these activities. Do not pour any of these
experiments down the sink.  Clean up any spill immediately.  Source:
Mad Scientist 1995 Girl Scout Day Camp  Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4
#098 by BobbieB1@aol.com on Apr 8, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 0
Calories From Fat: 0
Total Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: <1mg
Potassium: <1mg
Carbohydrates: 0g
Fiber: 0g
Sugar: 0g
Protein: 0g