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::Would Jello powder dropped in a pool solidify? Does Jello need to be boiled to solidify, or does that just speed things up? [[User:TheHYPO|TheHYPO]] ([[User talk:TheHYPO|talk]]) 13:54, 8 August 2012 (UTC) | ::Would Jello powder dropped in a pool solidify? Does Jello need to be boiled to solidify, or does that just speed things up? [[User:TheHYPO|TheHYPO]] ([[User talk:TheHYPO|talk]]) 13:54, 8 August 2012 (UTC) | ||
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+ | :::I doubt the gelatin just added to the pool would work. It needs to be heated to dissolve, and it will melt/dissolve is reheated. But at room temperature, it gels. So I suspect dumping powdered gelatin in room temperature water would just sink. --[[User:blaisepascal|Blaise Pascal]] | ||
I like thinking that Cueball has four giant boxes of Jello mix somewhere nearby, just to be prepared. --[[User:DanB|DanB]] ([[User talk:DanB|talk]]) 15:17, 8 August 2012 (UTC) | I like thinking that Cueball has four giant boxes of Jello mix somewhere nearby, just to be prepared. --[[User:DanB|DanB]] ([[User talk:DanB|talk]]) 15:17, 8 August 2012 (UTC) |
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Jello was actually put into a swimming pool in the pseudo-science TV show "Braniacs".
- I wonder whether Randall was aware of the pool experiment (http://research.cems.umn.edu/cussler/pool/). Maybe concrete would be the better choice to slow a swimmer down. BKA (talk) 08:44, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
- I doubt the gelatin just added to the pool would work. It needs to be heated to dissolve, and it will melt/dissolve is reheated. But at room temperature, it gels. So I suspect dumping powdered gelatin in room temperature water would just sink. --Blaise Pascal
I like thinking that Cueball has four giant boxes of Jello mix somewhere nearby, just to be prepared. --DanB (talk) 15:17, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
- It's the Hammerspace! :D --Waldir (talk) 15:48, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
- Wow, I didn't know about that! I kinda feel like I'm one of the Ten Thousand today. --DanB (talk) 16:07, 8 August 2012 (UTC)