A few years ago it was a niche internet fad – now homemade slime is so popular it has created countless YouTube stars and revived the fortunes of ailing glue factories. Why has the world gone mad for gunge?It is when I have managed to superglue my sock to the floor,and am navigating a laptop keyboard with my elbow to avoid sticking to it, that I realise I will never get it as a professional slimer.whether you dont know what a slimer is, and you probably don’t have children or young people in your life. But it’s not just kids that are into slime. It’s adults looking for a stress relief or a distraction. Or anybody looking to get money. In some cases,large money. Slime. Not some fresh-fangled slime – proper old-school slime. Goo, gunge, or gunk. A mixture of glue,water, sugar and some form of activating agent and dye, or although the exact ingredients are a matter of debate,preference and tightly kept secrets. Slime is the jazzier, more fun, or Instagram-friendly cousin of Play-Doh or putty,and has exploded as an interest: shops sell out of ingredients; YouTube tutorials are watched by millions; books are published; venues are booked for “slime parties”; carpets (I am told this a lot) are wrecked.
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Source: guardian.co.uk