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It’s So Cold In Canada-USA That Bubbles Are Turning Into Snow-Globes. What A Sight!

byKrishna Tanna
3rd January 2018
2 minute read

There is a certain kind of satisfaction and appeal while seeing the formation of art. Whether it is man-made, like paintings, or natural, like snowflakes; there is beauty in the intricacies of everything. Recently, we saw a man make a humongous snow cloud using boiling water, owing to the Mpemba effect.

Today, we have #BubbleMadness taking over our timelines. If you think we mean the soap bubbles you used to chase as a kid, then you’re partially right. It’s just that there is a slight twist to it.

We’re talking about frozen bubbles. You heard it right! Given the intense cold weather in Canada and parts of the USA, bubbles blown are instantly turning into a frozen state and the sight is mesmerising!

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#BubbleMadness was trending on Twitter and the pictures and videos are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G, to say the least. Here are some of the most beautiful ones we found.

1. It looks like crystal formation in the process!

2. The backlit bit will take your breath away.

3. This continued Christmas spirit is really special, indeed.

4. LOOK AT THAT, WILL YOU?

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Yesterday, I posted a time lapse version @TimeLapseCameras, today, this shot with a Canon 5D IV and 100mm macro. Happy New Year! I didn't have any plans on how to celebrate 2018, so why not spend a few hours in the -12 cold to freeze some soap bubbles.  Below are some quick tips  on how to get the same result. It has to be cold, at -12 it took about 20 seconds to freeze a bubble. Wind is problematic, even the slightest breeze may burst your bubble. Soap solution, there are lots of recommendations out there. I used about 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup dish soap, 1/4 cup corn syrup and 2 Tbsp. sugar (nope, I have no idea what the sugar is for). A straw is dipped in the solution and the bubble is blown from the straw. Here's to 2018 and warmer weather!

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5. The charm of it is in the detailing.

6. Anyone who disagrees with the artsiness of nature needs to see this!

7. These bubbles are twinning. How? :O

8. The colours of the prism just came alive. *oh! my oh! my*

9. I want one of these. Anyone, who’d get this for me? Pretty please?

10. Let’s admire this for a while, one flake at a time.

11. Sunlight makes everything more beautiful, no?

12. Swirling and twirling in a glass globe!

13. A sight to behold…

14. Looks like an ice plant growing inside a bubble.

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Everyone seems to really enjoy the frozen bubbles. Thank you so much for the kind comments, likes, and follows. They are all very appreciated! Here are a few more (Swipe ➡) I'm sharing the first one just because I loved the leaf-like patterns. The second is a bubble after it's completely frozen, but before it cracks and collapses. The third was taken with my phone just to show that you can 😁 Editing Tip: selectively applying Clarity and Dehazing in PS (or Tonal Contrast in phone editing apps) to the patterns and adding a vignette helps bring out the detail. Sharpening helps too, but don't over do it 😊 #frozenbubble #frozenbubbles #macro_kings #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #winterphotography #ohiowinter #igerscolumbus #ohiowinter #myohioadventure #naturalohio #ohioexplored #YourPopSci

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15. Saved the best for last, as usual.

Call me childish, but I know you enjoyed seeing these breathtaking frozen bubbles as much as I did. Anyone who says otherwise is just lying. After all, this is a sight made partially by man, artfully by nature. How could you not enjoy it, right?

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