She explains what you should do in a sticky (or in this case runny) situation. “If your slime is too runny and/or too sticky, you would need to reactivate it to bind the molecules of the glue back together,” Karen Robinovitz, co-Founder of The Sloomoo Institute (a slime-themed experience in New York City) tells Romper via email. Basically, your slime is runny because there is not enough borax, or some other type of polymer, to activate the thickening process. It seems that the glue solution needs enough borax solution to become thicker. So, how do you fix thin, watery slime, which also likely feels too sticky to the touch? You might be able to hazard a guess, given the previous explanation of how slime works. Herein lies the necessary steps to ensuring your slime isn't too thin. Borax helps the polymer molecules link up so that they’re not so slippery, and that’s why it changes from a runny consistency to a rubbery one.
First, what makes slime work? If you’re working with a standard mix of glue, water and borax, the American Chemical Society (ACS) breaks it down into more technical terms on the association's official site: Basically, the polymers in glue are long, flexible molecules that slide past each other as a liquid.
If you're not too familiar with the basics of the mega DIY trend of making your own slime, then you'll be relieved to know that the fix is actually pretty simple. You'd be surprised just how easily the final product can be affected by the slightest change - specifically, a tad too much or just not enough of a key component. But if the ingredients don't quite come together as they should, then you'll want to know what to do when your slime is too runny or sticky. One of the latest crazes many children have gone seemingly gaga for is creating your own gunk aka slime - the stretchier, the better. It's like every other minute there's a new trend or food-related challenge that my son insists he "needs" to do. Maybe this is something that all parents go through, but I genuinely feel like my child has way more things to keep him entertained than I did growing up.
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