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This ultra clever mod of household junk makes for an ingenious variation on the carnival classic.

The essence of this treat is basic carmelization. Start with juice. Heat. Spray liquid into air so that it crystallizes into a thready form resembling cotton. Or as the Aussies call it, fairy floss.

Spin cotton candy in a bottle cap
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revo101 1 year ago
where do u get and what is the stuff that he puts in to make the cotton candy?
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ryan 5 months ago
GOOD
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deathminister 1 year ago
Cotton Candy is just sugar sprayed out int a fluffy cotton like form so he's probably putting sugar of some sort in there. Cotton candy machines usually have special sugar that you buy separately to put in it.
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arndt85 1 year ago
This is pretty cool, I guess if you were so into cotton candy its best to make it yourself instead of spending the $30 to buy it
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revo101 1 year ago
Candy flossine?
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biglonie 1 year ago
now thats cool
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alecox 1 year ago
That looks safe... Cotton candy and toxic chemicals from heated aluminum...
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jeremiahthebullfrog 1 year ago
Ignore the hecklers! I think this is genius, and I might just have a go myself! at last! a worthwhile project from this site, well done!
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Xoebear 10 months ago
Nice! but will the aluminum make the cotton candy unsafe in any way...? Just wondering. =)
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Xoebear 10 months ago
Also, why do you have to heat it...?
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greyecho 7 months ago
LOL... Would you eat cotton candy off of his hands?
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blackmagic1937 6 months ago
this is still pretty rough, so i'm gonna make a few modifications and hopefully my cotton candy will look a little nicers
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ledzep330 5 months ago
thts cool as
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fruitylee 5 months ago
to Xoebear: the heat melts the sugar, and it gets flung out of the holes. When it hits the air, it solidifies :D
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gaetan620 5 months ago
cool
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blooddrop 5 months ago
yumi
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ryan 5 months ago
good
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yoyogamer360 5 months ago
where do you get the powder stuff that you put in?
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Hoosier 4 months ago
SILENCE!
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aekidd93 3 months ago
I would never eat that toxic #$%@. Its really smart, but i would never eat it unless you showed us that you would eat it.
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