Pop Neve

What the heck is it?!

Yesterday, while browsing the

cupboards (don't ask why) I came across a

sachet labeled"Pop Neve".I tried out what it said

on the packet, and I had an idea of using it for my homework. I made a video recording what affect it had. If you add water to the white powder in the packet, it expands and gets cold. It got me to thinking...

JUST WHAT THE HECK IS IN THAT STUFF?!

This is the video I created, showing the

effect of the Pop Neve. Thumbs to my

brother Jack for recording it!

That doesn't show, however, what

ingredient is added to make that effect.

Apparently the ingredients are secret, but I have a pretty good idea of what it is...

Sodium Bicarbonate.Sodium bicarbonate, or NaHCO3, or baking soda, is a white powder which I believe was added to the Pop Neve. Although after further research I found that the water DISSOLVES the powder. Therefore there must have been another chemical added to create the growing effect. If you added vinegar to it, well, that would cause it to bulge and explode (Teehee). I know that proper sodium added with water would cause it to explode (literally) but sodium bicarbonate would dissolve.

But that doesn't

answer our question!

My theory is that they used a kind of gelling agent with another

chemical, which caused it to become sloppy and damp as

seen in the video when too much water

is added.

It couldn't have been sodium because that explodes literally in a dangerous way, sodium

bicarbonate would dissolve, so it must be something that acts the same way as vinegar

being added to the sodium bicarbonate.

This presents a new question.

What was the chemical compound that was not sodium

or sodium bicarbonate?

It doesn't make sense, because if we added

vinegar to the sodium bicarbonate it could

have worked that way (in theory), but I added water. No

trickery on my side. But there is some kind of trickery with what is in the Pop Neve, as it shouldn't react like

that IF it was sodium bicarbonate.

This is where I got an idea with the gelling agent.

What if the gelling agent contained

something to cause it to expand?

I later found that the added chemical was...

Sodium Polyacrylate.(pole-yah-krill-ate)

I searched up "fake snow" on google and came up with a page called "How to make

fake snow".

Well duh.

According to the page I found, it is non toxic, cool to the touch and

lasts for days.

This must have been Pop Neve.

Thanks for watching, hope you found it

interesting.

Bye.