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  • snow globes – what's the liquid ?
  • scaredypants
    Full Member

    I bought a FANTASTIC piece of gift-shop tat in a ski resort the other day. Sadly, it wasn’t up to mild pressure changes in the plane and has leaked into my case 🙁

    I’d quite like to try to refill it as it’s way too “good” for binning but I suppose I’d also like to clean out the case

    So what’s the liquid likely to be ? Smells like diesel !

    m0rk
    Free Member

    Wikipedia is your friend

    The liquid has evolved to light oil and then a mixture of water and antifreeze (glycerin or glycol). An added benefit was that glycerin and glycol slowed the descent of the snow. Caution should be taken if a snow globe is broken because the liquid, which can contain antifreeze, can be deadly to cats and dogs if ingested or licked off their fur.[4]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_globe#Contents

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    Oh, bollocks – I can’t believe I didn’t google it first 🙄

    Ace, should be a piss* to refill then !

    wonder if google know of a brightly coloured antifreeze ?

    *(figuratively)

    scaredypants
    Full Member

    google does know

    … appears the answer is “everybody” – is that to make it less attractive to kids then? ( 😯 )

    martymac
    Full Member

    I have a snow globe, it’s full of formaldehyde.

    choppersquad
    Free Member

    As far as I see it, you’ll be fine as long as you don’t go round licking it off your cat or dog’s fur.

    sirromj
    Full Member

    Could try aqua regia.

    ads678
    Full Member

    Just don’t keep it on a windowsill!!

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