Gray Matter
Create a lasting cast of nature´s perfect crystals with a drop of chilled superglue

by Theodore Gray Theodore Gray

Preserving a Snowflake in Superglue

Cost: $10
Time: 10 minutes
Easy | | | | | Hard


How It Works

  1. Set microscope slides, coverslips and superglue outside when it's snowing



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Sorry but where is the rest of the steps, i can only see step 1... And also what´s the superglue, 3m or...?

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