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How Does Slime Work?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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The Ingredients in Slime

Glue is one of the main ingredients in slime. That's the part that makes the slime stick to itself. The wetness of the glue helps it adhere or stick to whatever surface you put it on and then when the glue hardens and turns solid those glue molecules want to stick to each other even more so they're sticking to the surface and to each other. Every single ingredient has a role. Everything else is kind of for fluff. I like to add shaving cream to mine to give it puffiness. It's very kinesthetic and quite a good stress relief honestly.

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