Make a Glowing Ice Bulb

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Step 1  

Attach the wires to the LED. Ensure they are attached by wrapping some electrical tape around the connection.

 

Step 2  

Stuff the LED into a balloon. You are just going to stuff the actual LED light and enough so there is no electrical tape exposed.

 

Step 3  

Fill the balloon with water. After filling it with water, tie the end of the balloon.

 

Step 4 Freeze the balloon.

 

Step 5  

Remove the balloon rubber. Make sure that you remove all the rubber from the balloon.

 

Step 6 Attach the batteries to the LED.

 

Tips

  • When removing the balloon rubber, you may need to use hot water or scissors. If you need to use scissors, start trying to pull the balloon away from the ice. Once you've got an air bubble, cut there, and pull. Cut and pull, cut and pull..

Warnings

  • Do not place your ice bulb on surfaces that can be damaged by water. Your ice bulb will melt (unless it's outside in a very cold place) and water can damage electronic equipment, some wooden surfaces, floors, important document etc.

Things You'll Need

  • LED
  • balloon
  • electrical tape
  • batteries
  • wires

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