Another HP merchandising tie-in waiting to happen

[lurkwarbler]

We know from Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 5 (OK, I know from a quick 
search through Steve's Lexicon) that Drooble's Best Blowing 
Gum "fills the room with bluebell-colored bubbles that refuse to pop 
for days".

Chemists in Taiwan have recently developed bubbles that dry quickly 
and have a durable skin which can last for up to five days, according 
to a recent report in the Toronto Star. The URL for the article is 
very long, so I have created http://qwer.org/drooble.html which will 
redirect to the article for at least a week or two.

OK, this doesn't solve the "gum" part of the operation as these are 
rather closer to soap bubbles than gum bubbles. Furthermore, they may 
well not float in the air particularly long. However, it's got to be 
close enough for the merchandisers' purposes. Another aspect of 
Potterverse magic brought to the Muggle universe by technology!

You read it here first. (OK, I read it on Metafilter first.) It could 
well end up being one of the year's top toys!

Happy Daylight Savings! (...for the Northern hemisphere)
Chris

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Chris M. Dickson, mostly lurking