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Watch outtakes here: http://testtube.com/hardscienceextras/snow?utm_source=YTdesc&utm_medium=HS&utm_campaign=HSBS2 Snow ball fight in summertime? No problem! Anthony and Tara turn a perfectly warm day into a winter wonderland with fake snow, a la sodium polyacrylate. Materials: • 25 pounds of Sodium Polyacrylate: $300 • A childlike wonder and imagination: FREE About Sodium Polyacrylate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_polyacrylate "Sodium Polyacrylate, also known as waterlock, has the ability to absorb as much as 200 to 300 times its mass in water." Instant Snow - Erupting Snow Polymer http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/insta-snow-polymer "The polymer soaks up water using an osmosis process (water molecules pass through a barrier from one side to the other). When water comes in contact with the polymer, it moves from outside the polymer to the inside and causes it to swell." Fake Snow: Make Instant Artificial Snow From Powder http://www.sno-wonder.com/ "20 pound reclosable bulk package of instant snow makes about 240 gallons (32 cubic feet) of snow and will cover a 20 by 20 foot area (400 square feet) one inch deep" Join Anthony Carboni and Tara Long as they turn the world around them into a giant science experiment. New episodes every Wednesday! Watch Hard Science on TestTube: http://testtube.com/hardscience Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=hardscienceshow Watch extra footage from Hard Science here: http://testtube.com/hardscienceextras Follow Hard Science on Twitter: http://twitter.com/hardscienceshow Like Hard Science on Facebook: http://facebook.com/hardscienceshow Add Hard Science on Google+: http://goo.gl/BKfY3U Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Tara on Twitter: http://twitter.com/taralongest TestTube on Twitter: http://twitter.com/testtube Hard Science Crew: Executive Producer: Barry Pousman Producer: Nicolette Bethea Shooter: Michael Baca Second Shooter: Matt Piniol Production Assistant: Kendall Long Editor: Michael Baca