homemade glow sticks

by **amybyrd21** Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:25 am

For camping or late nights at the beach? Leave 1/4 of Mountain dew in bottle (just dont drink it all), add a tiny bit of baking soda and 3 caps of peroxide. Put the lid on and shake - walla! Homemade glow stick (bottle) solution.

by **Sonshine** Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:06 am

I had heard of this before. Have you tried it? Does it actually work?

by 12acrehome Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:08 pm

acid (citric and nitric) carbon dioxide, hydrogen peroxide, and baking soda...sounds like a bomb to me

by **Sonshine** Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:42 pm

Keith, don't think there's enough to make it dangerous. Not sure what would prevent it from foaming up though with the baking soda and peroxide. I read this on another site and it sounded interesting, but we don't drink mountain dew, so never tried it.

by **amybyrd21** Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:32 am

I was going to try this this weekend. My step son inlaw drinks mountain dew so I am going to borrow some from him. I will try to take some pics

by mountainmama Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:04 am

OK, I always knew Mt. Dew was frankenfood. Now this proves it!

by **Sonshine** Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:38 am

Amy, I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures.

by 12acrehome Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:49 am

the oxidiser and the acids combining with a base in a closed container... well try small quantities outside first. I don't dew either. Check you tube for mentos and diet coke to see why I have issues with this concontion.

by mountainmama Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:31 am

I'll be interested to see how this works out when you let us know! If it works, it would be something the teens in our homeschool group would LOVE to try.

by **amybyrd21** Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:33 am

It works my step son in laws mom tried it I got to get some peroxide as I am out. and you use 1/8 tsp of baking soda. We are planning on getting the peroxide in the morning

by **amybyrd21** Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:55 am

I could not get it to work. My step son in laws mom said hers worked but mine didnt. I even added more baking soda. All I got was a foamy mountain dew. Sad

by **Sonshine** Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:38 am

Too bad it didn't work for you. I may give it a try as a homeschool project with Ty. Thanks for the idea mountain mamma. Smile

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