{"id":26,"date":"2008-09-21T22:28:36","date_gmt":"2008-09-22T05:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineptitude.com\/?p=26"},"modified":"2025-05-14T19:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T02:53:26","slug":"how-can-you-screw-up-a-bubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ineptitude.com\/blog\/how-can-you-screw-up-a-bubble\/","title":{"rendered":"How can you screw up a bubble?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I bought two bottles of bubbles. You know, you dip in the wand, blow and bubbles float around gently? Well, the bubbles I bought do no such thing. They&#8217;re called\u00a0&#8220;<a title=\"Super Miracle Bubbles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.supermiraclebubbles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Miracle Bubbles<\/a>&#8221; and believe me, the only miracle is that they don&#8217;t work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dip, blow and what do you get? Either it pops immediately before the bubble is formed or the bubbles that are made drop to the ground like a lead weight. I sent feedback to the company and we&#8217;ll see how they respond. I&#8217;ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime, <a title=\"Homemade Bubbles\" href=\"http:\/\/babyparenting.about.com\/cs\/activities\/a\/bubbles.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this site<\/a> contains some homemade recipes for bubbles which I may end up trying. In addition, <a title=\"Zubbles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zubbles.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zubbles<\/a> look fun.\u00a0They&#8217;re\u00a0deeply colored bubbles that don&#8217;t stain,\u00a0but as of this writing have not yet been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_26\"  data-site_id=\"6811af14943ec9e8553b6ad3\"  data-theme=\"padded\"  data-btn_size=\"30\"  data-icon_size=\"20\"  data-f_size=\"14\"  data-ef_voting=\"grow\"  data-dislike_enabled=\"false\"  data-icon_dislike_show=\"false\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/www.ineptitude.com\/blog\/how-can-you-screw-up-a-bubble\/\"  data-item_title=\"How can you screw up a bubble?\"  data-item_image=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ineptitude.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/09\/Bubble-band-aids.png?fit=925%2C925&amp;ssl=1\"  data-item_date=\"2008-09-21T22:28:36-07:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.59\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/www.ineptitude.com\/blog\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I bought two bottles of bubbles. You know, you dip in the wand, blow and bubbles float around gently? Well, the bubbles I bought do no such thing. They&#8217;re called\u00a0&#8220;Super Miracle Bubbles&#8221; and believe me, the only miracle is that they don&#8217;t work! Dip, blow and what do you get? 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