Rotten Egg Stink Bomb

What You Need

• Crystal Drano (sodium hydroxide)
• Clean, empty glass jar with lid
• Warm water
• Six egg whites
• Spoon

What to Do
With adult supervision, pour about 1/4 to 1/2 inch Crystal Drano into the jar, along with about an inch of warm water and the egg whites. Stir well. Screw the lid on the jar and let the mixture sit in a safe, warm place for one week. Shake well. The solution can be thrown or poured directly in an area you think already stinks. Or place the jar uncapped behind a door that opens into the target room. When someone enters, the door will knock over the jar, spilling the liquid. Make sure you don't get any on yourself.

What Happens
The solution emits a vile aroma.

Why It Works
The sodium hydroxide rots the egg whites.

Bizarre Facts

• The skunk sprays its foul-smelling musk up to twelve feet. The odor remains for several days.
• In nearly every Pepe LePew cartoon, Pepe the skunk falls in love with a black cat that accidentally gets a white stripe painted down its back.
• The skunk cabbage, a plant that grows in low swamps in eastern and central North America, is named for its unpleasant odor.
• John Waters 1981 movie Polyester, starring Divine and Tab Hunter, was filmed in Odorama. Viewers experienced the movies various smells—including vomit and excrement—with a scratch-and-sniff card.

C'mon, Get Happy
In an episode of The Partridge Family, a skunk stows away aboard the Partridge Familys bus. Mr. Kincaid forces America's grooviest television family to bathe in tomato juice to get rid of the smell.

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