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	Slow Drip

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You've seen this one in stores before. It is like a liquid hourglass. The liquid slowly runs from the top bottle to the bottom one. I have not perfected this one yet. The liquid doesn't move as easily from the top to the bottom bottle as I would like and the liquid is a bit too runny. The ones I've seen in stores the liquid holds its shape more after it has fallen into the bottom bottle, mine almost immediately forms a puddle. It is also sensitive to temperature, flowing slower in cooler temperatures. If anyone comes up with something that works well, please let me know.

This would be a good slide for the Webelos Scientist pin or themes relating to science. It could also be used as a humorous slide for that "Old Drip" or someone who is "slow as molasses."

The bottles I found originally had the candy sprinkles that you put on cookies. I used only one of the screw on lids. If you can find plastic bottles with clear lids, it would look better.

• Drill a 1/2" hole in one of the lids. Sand the hole smooth if necessary.
• Glue the lid upside down to the top of one of the bottles using E-6000™. Make sure you do a good job of gluing because you don't want it to leak.
• Glue the PVC ring to the side of the lid.
• Fill the other bottle about 3/4 full with Kyro Syrup™.
• Using a toothpick, carefully put a small drop of food coloring into the syrup. Stir with the Popsicle stick. Keep adding food coloring until you get the syrup the right color.
• After the glue has thoroughly dried, screw the two bottles together. If you have trouble with it leaking, try using some Teflon tape (available in plumbing department of hardware store) on the threads of the bottle.

Turn the bottles upside down so the liquid can flow into the empty bottle. If it doesn't want to flow, you may need to add a few drops of water to make the syrup less viscous.

Good luck!