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Zubbles - The World's First Colored Bubbles

Wednesday, 01 July 2009 14:22

Written by ND_Steve

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Man, I remember my friend telling me about these things 2-3 years ago, getting all kinds of stoked for them, and finally being madly disappointed by the "Coming Soon!" message on the website. I promptly forgot about them, rather than dwell on my internal melancholy, but my friend signed up for the email list and let me know that Zubbles, the world's first colored bubbles, are now ready to ship!

They're not cheap, but then, what awesome bit of technology is? Two 4oz. bottles will run you a cool $14.95, not to mention shipping (which for me is $6.50 - ouch!). Looks like they only offer pink and blue to start, but I imagine that as orders start to step up, the price will drop and the color selection will expand. For now, we'll just have to be happy with what's available and try to find someone willing to piggyback onto your order to split shipping costs, though the price break even then is minimal at best.

If that's too much for your wallet, they also offer an iPhone App that allows you to simulate the fun. Strangely enough, they're charging for what is essentially a promotional tool, asking 99 cents for the App. As always, your mileage may vary, and a dollar might be just the right price for keeping your kid entertained at the grocery store while you wrestle with credit cards and other checkout lane minutia.

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written by eyesofbabes, July 01, 2009

This is great. I am a children's entertainer and I am going to get these! I think my tips will make up for the extra cost. Thanks for the info.

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written by Surfer Jay, July 01, 2009

Zubbles are awesome! And yes, I can;t believe how expensive they are. Of course they spent more money than you would imagine, and it took 11 years to develop, and another 5 to get to market. So they have a lot of debt to pay off.
I was actually writing a post about this for my blog. I first read the article about Zubbles in the 2005 issue of PopSci (http://www.popsci.com/scitech/...d-bubbles#) and have been waiting for their release ever since. It truly is amazing the science involved with making something that ont he surface seems like such a basic thing, but it is not. Did you know the guy that invented it actually sold the company before they were manufactured for the public? It was just too hard to get off the ground.

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written by Joeprah, July 01, 2009

One of my daughters is an absolute bubble freak. They bring her so much joy. I will certainly have to look into getting these as a gift for a holiday or birthday for her.

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written by jonnytam13, July 02, 2009

These seem pretty cool! I'd buy them now, but at 7 months, my daughter is more interested in her own spit bubbles than she would be in $15 colored bubbles. Hopefully these will still be around in 2-3 years (and significantly cheaper too). Thanks for the heads up!

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written by ND_Steve, July 02, 2009

Jay -

I read that same article back in '05! Even more than the bubbles, some of his other potential applications for the dye are mind blowing, and I find myself incredible sad that he was never able to replicate his formula for the bubble that bounced around the room.