How to Make a Bowl from Melted Army Men
Heat your oven to 300 degrees. Arrange a layer of army men on the bottom and along the sides of a bowl. Use a Pyrex bowl, any size you want, or something similar that can go in the oven. Carefully put the bowl of soldiers into the over so that you don't knock any of the soldiers off the side of the bowl.
Watch the army men melt in the oven. The ones around the top will get deformed quickly so do not panic when you see this. Once these ones have melted enough that they no longer resemble army men, take the bowl out of the oven. The army men near the bottom will not be very melted and most likely won't even be stuck together.
To melt the army men on the bottom, hold the bowl over a low flame, letting them melt until they are just a green mass. I do this on a gas stove, but it might work on an electric range as well.
Once all your army men are just a melted green blob of plastic let the whole thing cool for 20 minutes or so and then place it in the freezer for an hour. This will help the men unstick from the sides of the bowl. Run the bowl under cool water and slowly remove the army men.
Once you have removed your men, dry both them and the bowl and put them back in it. Next you will add a new layer of army men. Try to place them to cover and big holes left by the previous layer and completely cover the bowl.
Put the bowl back into the oven. Just as the army men at the top of the bowl start to melt, remove it from the oven. Using an oven mitt, press down on the top layer of men to stick them to the bottom layer. If you have to, hold the bowl over the stove again to soften the men on the bottom.
Let the bowl cool again and put it back in the freezer for an hour, run it under cool water and pop the plastic out.
You can add a third layer of soldiers if you want a thicker bowl or there are too many holes in your two layer one. But if you are happy with two layers then you are finished!
Published by K. Jessie Austin
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6 Comments
Post a CommentI just saw a thing on TV showing footage of glass baking dishes exploding when exposed to direct flame. They said that the glass these days doesn't hold up like the older stuff, because of the density, and that there are over 14,000 cases of people going to the emergency room after using glass pans and baking dishes. So please be very careful, and maybe consider using a stainless steel mixing bowl instead. My friend used metal, and her bowl turned out fine. Also only do this with plenty of ventilation, and no kids around, regardless of whether you choose metal or glass.
A common mistake is that people assume all of any one group of people are alike.
I actually love this project and will try it using my head and taking precautions needed.
It's not like you're setting a pile of army men on fire. It's on pretty low level heat and the article advises that once you see the army men melting it's time to remove it from the heat source. Geez, open a window or something if your nose can't handle those spicy fumes. Just like an American to be scared of something...
got a picture, maybe?
And not a single word about how melting plastic releases a ton of toxic fumes.
Way to sicken children, dimwits.
Could I use a heat gun for more control???