bubble wrap!!!

JANUARY 26

NATIONAL APPRECIATION BUBBLE WRAP DAY

Bubble wrap etiquette

Don’t pop someone else’s bubble wrap without permission. This could lead to Bad Things Happening to your person..

Don’t pop bubble wrap in quiet public places (like libraries) unless you want it confiscated.

Don’t pop bubble wrap in a store if you haven’t paid for it. They get cranky when their rolls of bubble wrap are all limp.

It is always good form to offer to share your bubble wrap.

Giving your bubble wrap to children is good for Karma points.

Chicks dig bubble wrap. Always bring it along on a date.

Bubble Wrap Diagnostics

know your bubble wrap

Snappers – these are the good ones – fairly easy to pop, and loud. (fig. 1)

Hardcores – these seem to flatten yet don’t pop without Herculean effort.

Duds – these just flatten with a disappointing and unfulfilling ‘fffssssss’ sound.

Buddy Bubbles – these reinflate a neighboring ‘buddy’ bubble when squeezed. See a small video demonstration.

ABP – Already Been Popped. These come in 2 categories:

flat, wilted and obvious ones (fig. 2)

deceptively rounded and full-looking ones

Edges / Partials – these are the bubbles at the edges which are 1-99% intact, having been cut when the sheet was cut.

the space between the bubbles

Method and Style

Single-pop #1 – using thumb and index finger to squeeze individual bubbles.

Single-pop #2 – using thumb and index finger and a “rolling” motion to squeeze the bubble to the side.

Single-pop #3 – using any finger or object to smash a bubble against a surface such as a table.

Multi-pop #1 – using less precision and popping many bubbles at once with fingers.

Multi-pop #2 – crushing handfuls of bubbles in the fist.

Multi-pop #3 – rolling and then “wringing” a sheet of Bubble Wrap.

Multi-pop #4 – smashing (with fist or other object) many bubbles against a surface

Foot-Method – walking on, trampling, or stomping on the bubbles.

Creative – any novel means of popping the bubbles, such as rolling in somersaults over them.

POP BUBBLES NOW