Hi djnyte,
When I was a teen-ager, a local car dealer ran a ?Swim in Jello and
Windows a New Car? promotion. There was to be a 5 foot swimming pool,
filled with Jello. At the bottom of the pool were numerous keys, one
of which would fit in the prize car. One lucky ?Jello diver? would win
the car! I got enthused about winning a new car for myself, but
mostly the idea of swimming in Jello intrigued me, and down I went to
the dealer. I was very disappointed to see the ?Jello? was almost as
thin as water, causing me to lose all my enthusiasm for jumping into
the pool. I didn?t participate, and the dealer dragged the activity
out so long, I left before seeing the winner.
Back to your question!
According to the Physics Central site, ?Whether or not you can swim
across the pool of Jello answer depends on how concentrated the Jello
is. If the Jello is sufficiently dilute that it behaves as a liquid,
you?ll be able to swim through it. It may take some time, but you?ll
eventually get to the other side. But if the Jello is so concentrated
that it behaves as a solid, the best you can do is to dig your way
across. ? You'd NOT fall to the bottom!
http://www.physicscentral.com/lou/lou-03-02.html
The problem also exists of how to attain a pool of Jello that would
even be as solid as the Jello you eat! Jello has to be mixed with
boiling water in order to dissolve the gelatin. Then it is mixed with
cold water (or even ice water) to make it "set" or get firm. The
probability of doing this in a swimming pool is nil! You could, of
course fill the pool with pre-made Jello, but this would mean the
Jello would be in pieces, and not solid, making it easier to move
about.
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/jun99/929596748.Ch.r.html
However, according to this site (no documented scientific studies
done!), you can?t swim in pudding!
"I have been researching PUDDING, surprisingly there is info on
pudding out there. :P It appears to be that a pool full of pudding
would be like quicksand to a human, unless you were some freakishly
strong person. No, it is not possible to swim in pudding; we would
just get stuck."
this answer courtesy of Ali
http://www.chicken260.net/questions2.html#pudding
*This* product might be fun to swim in!
http://jellybath.com/
Hope this helps you out!
Please ask for an Answer Clarification before rating this answer. This
will enable me to assist you further, if possible.
Regards,
crabcakes-ga
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Clarification of Answer by
crabcakes-ga
on
16 Jan 2004 15:13 PST
Hi dynjte,
When I think of filling a pool with Jello, I think of an empty pool,
filled with boiling hot fresh water, and adding the Jello powder! If
you were able to to boil the chlorinated water already in a swimming
pool, the boiling process would drive off the chlorine, or at least
most of it!
I was unable to find online information on the effects of chlorine or
other chemicals affecting the gelling process of Jello. It may be that
this topic has not been studied. It seems possible that chlorine could
interfere with the gelling process. I have heard that FRESH pineapple
juice is known to interfere with the setting of Jello.
As this appears to be an additional question, you might consider
posting another question about the effects of chlorine and other
chemicals on Jello's gelling process.Perhaps another researcher can
assist you in finding the answer to that question!
Regards,
crabcakes-ga
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