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Bubble blowing gets scientific scrutiny

Air speed more important than soap film thickness, study finds

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BUBBLE BASICS  Scientists in France have fleshed out the physics of blowing soap bubbles. 

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By Sarah Schwartz

- More than 2 years ago

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There’s a science behind the art of blowing soap bubbles.

It’s not the thickness of the soapy film but rather the speed of the blowing gust of air that determines whether bubbles will emerge, scientists in France report in the Feb.