Halloween is right around the corner and there is nothing better than to mix up some dry ice concoctions for your Halloween party. Grocery stores sell dry ice, especially around this time of the year, so call around or visit the customer service desk in your local grocery store and ask if they carry it. Dry ice is -110 degrees and can burn if it comes in contact with your skin, so plan ahead and bring a cooler and gloves with you to the store. Also keep in mind that you must be over 18 to purchase dry ice.
Dry ice goes from solid to gas in a process called sublimation. It skips the liquid phase. Drop some dry ice in a cylinder filled part way with warm water and listen to the oohs and ahhs. The water burps and bubbles
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It’s dry ice season, or Halloween time. It’s all the same in our office. Every year I try to find something new and exciting to do with dry ice for Halloween. We receive hundreds of calls in the office at this time each year about where to find dry ice, how to store it and how to use it in the classroom or at a Halloween party. This year I’ve made a handheld smoke ring launcher. It’s kitchen science in your hand, it’s addictive and of course it’s educational.
