Subj : Re: Lake Springfield
To   : JIM WELLER
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun Jul 31 2022 07:04:00

-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 JW> it's blue not brown

 DD> it's a mud bottom lake - so I've no idea where the "blue" came
 DD> from.

 JW> It looks blue in a number of Google images, lots of them.

 JW> Water is actually clear unless it is loaded with suspended silt and
 JW> clay or algae,

 JW> Water looks blue because it absorbs red and yellow light but
 JW> scatters and reflects blue light. Deeper water looks darker blue and
 JW> you don't actually see the bottom which could actually be dark brown
 JW> or black mud, light coloured sand or green with vegetation and so
 JW> on.

 JW> There are many things that can change the colour of water. Suspended
 JW> mud and sediment in rivers can make them appear brown. Algae can
 JW> turn the water green or red.

Fair enuff. Lake Springfield water is brownish as taken from the lake.

If you were to dip a liter jar of Lake Springfield water and let it sit
undisturbed and clear itself there would be a collection of sediment at
the bottom of the container. The filtration plant for the municipal water
system sends truckloads of sludge per day to "settling ponds). I've not
investigated where it goes from there.

And every so often we get an "algae bloom" in the lake causing them to
tip the chlorine jug more vigorously for a bit. 

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      Title: Edible Green Slime
 Categories: Five, Novelty
      Yield: 1 batch

      1 tb Powdered fiber supplement
           - containing psyllium
      1 c  Warm water
    3.6 g  Env green powdered drink mix
           Green food coloring

  Place the warm water and 1 tbs. Of powdered fiber
  supplement in a large microwave safe bowl. The mixture
  will rise in the microwave, so make sure it has room to
  do so in the bowl. Be careful to use a fiber supplement
  like Metamucil that has psyllium as an ingredient, as
  that is what makes the slime form.

  Add one package of green powdered drink mix to the bowl
  and stir until completely dissolved. This will add
  additional scent to your slime and give it some color
  other than orange. If you would like a deeper color of
  green, add some food coloring.

  Place the mixture in the microwave and cook for 4
  minutes. If your microwave is greater than 1,100 watts,
  you might want to put the mixture in for just 3 minutes.
  Take the mixture out and stir well.

  Place the mixture back into the microwave and cook for
  an additional 2 minutes. Stir the mixture again and set
  it off to the side to cool. The slime will look like
  water at first, but as it cools down, it will start to
  take shape.

  Once cooled, you can play with your slime. This slime
  does leave some residue behind on your hands, but it
  does not color your hands, and it is easily washed off
  with warm water. 

  RECIPE FROM: https://viewsfromastepstool.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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