Make Fake Snot
Overview
Combine simple ingredients to make a polymer that resembles the chemical make-up of snot.
Chemicals
Materials
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100 mL warm water
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25 mL corn syrup
*Note: These chemicals can be purchased locally at stores such as Walmart/Target.
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Glass beaker
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Stirring rod
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Alcohol burner + lighter + stand
Procedure
The Science Behind the Reaction
Real snot is made up of sugars and protein. The fake snot was made up of corn syrup (sugars) and gelatin (proteins). Different chemicals, same concept.
Keep Experimenting!
Put this polymer under a microscope to view the chains of sugars. Don't have a microscope? Look online on how to make one using just a laser light.