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Would it be possible to send some slime over to Belgium?
I'm a highschool teacher and want to experiment with my students. I'm showing them the TED-talk of Heather Barnett and will let them think about what they want…"
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Time lapse with Maths output!
Started this discussion. Last reply by RyChu Dec 18, 2020. 1 Reply 1 Like
https://youtu.be/NxS-UzlsRTIDon't know why the 'add video' isn't working but here's a link. This Physarum rigidum meeting…Continue
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Accessible sessions - visual impairment
Started Dec 2, 2020 0 Replies 2 Likes
I'm looking at devising some sessions for people with visual difficulties. I've found a slime grown on thin card bakes nicely at 100C to leave a tactile surface - even better if it's fixed in alum…Continue
Hello New Members!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bob Lowe Dec 8, 2020. 7 Replies 3 Likes
We've had four new members over the last couple of days, by Slimoco standards, that's a rush!I figure we need an intro thread. New member or old, feel free to post to say hello!Continue
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The slime manifesto
Started this discussion. Last reply by ian Dec 2, 2020. 4 Replies 1 Like
I've added colour and more words to the instructions I send out with the cultures Http://www.tinyurl.com/slimemanifesto Continue
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"Hi
They tend to strike out at random, head to the first food source they encounter and grow from there. Things can get interesting when you starting giving them a variety of foods with varying quality - eg. 1% oat jelly vs 10% then they have…"
my first slime mold
"Hi
I put up some basic info at http://www.tinyurl.com/slimemanifesto probably the most useful thing is to just use paper as a substrate for your day to day culturing - it's less hassle and easier to move around. It looks like yours are…"
"Hi and welcome
You don't need sterility or gloves, your agar shouldn't have any nutrients so won't grow stuff much if you touch it. I keep mine on paper for convenience and feed uncooked oats straight out of the bag with a spray of…"
"I received the sclerotia you sent. My daughter helped me with my first attempt to wake them up. I created a few albums and will post more as we begin to see progress. Thank you for sending these to me!"
Time lapse with Maths output!
https://youtu.be/NxS-UzlsRTIDon't know why the 'add video' isn't working but here's a link. This Physarum rigidum meeting polycephalum overlaid with outputs from Matlab, It's a pic every 2 mins averaged over 3 frames, I'm plotting the Binary shape ( what's there ) Difference map ( what's moved ) and the Skeleton ( what's the smallest figure that can fill that shape )See More
"I've a few up here
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC5ldTLqKM6QuRQ7zaimMdxg"
"Hi
That's a great idea. As Heather's said, many of them like mushrooms, Badhamia utricularis is often found on fungi. I've been growing oyster mushrooms in the same room as my slimes - I had one slime find its way into a culture,…"
"I completely forgot about this - I've made progress on controlling where a sclerotium forms I may have to revisit "
"That's slimes for you. They also rejoin quite readily. If the food is fresh, maybe it's little dry, if it's been in there a few days it might have a touch of yeast growth putting them off.
It's just as likely there's no good…"
"Hi
Low lighting works OK (about a 1 sec exposure on slr with open aperture). Flash is also good - I've got a couple of Canon eos-m running Magic lantern ( hacked firmware) with mains adapters and flashes plus a nikon d3100 with…"
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Slime mould food choices
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Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 15:36 on October 10, 2019,
Sean said…
- Hello! Thank you for the warm welcome! I’m excited to get working with some slime mould. Just spent the day hunting/photographing some in Epping forest but pretty sure I got 95% mushrooms. Any chance I could send you some pictures of what I think are slime mould spore capsules for your opinion?
- At 21:03 on January 16, 2018,
Oh that would be amazing. I was looking at ordering it from the US. Is there any issue with getting it through customs?
- At 16:05 on October 27, 2015,
Marijn Roelvink said…
- We received the Physarum today, thanks a lot!
- At 12:19 on October 14, 2015,
- Hi Ian, thank you for wanting to send the Physarum, I was just wondering if you could tell me when they will arrive, it'll help a lot with our planning :)
- At 10:37 on February 10, 2015,
- I received my samples today: thanks a lot!
- At 8:10 on February 3, 2015,
Sent you a pm with my address; thanks again!
Ian's Blog
Raising from Spores - Zero Tech Method
Posted on April 11, 2017 at 13:30 0 Comments 1 Like
I've been looking for a way to rear physarum from spores without resorting to bacterial lawns and needing autoclaves etc.
I've only done a couple of trials but this method seems to work ok, it does require a bit of patience.
I used petri dishes and filter paper but any container and a bit of tissue should work.
The idea is to let the food go off producing bacteria for the amoebal phase to feed off then slowly dry them out so they get persuaded to form…
ContinueBig bang, big disappointment :)
Posted on March 16, 2016 at 17:04 0 Comments 1 Like
Four weeks of crazy work, turning the spare room into a culture lab and time lapse studio I made enough culture for two thousand people and I should be there with my friends and colleagues on the stand inspiring the next generation of scientists, slime fans and eccentrics.
Unfortunately I'm stuck on a hospital ward with fifty stitches in my neck waiting until I'm allowed home. So it goes I suppose but damn I was looking forward to the Big Bang Fair, I couldn't even bring a slime…
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Posted on June 2, 2015 at 11:31 0 Comments 1 Like
Getting involved with several schools in my area running STEM club activities - I'm trying to design a six week course on our dear sticky friend that'll be adaptable to ages 12-17. Looks like it'll be fun ( and a lot of work ). My own cultures have been dormant for a while aside from raising the odd batch but I should start playing again soon.
Raising slime again..
Posted on May 18, 2015 at 14:17 0 Comments 1 Like
Blimey it's been a while, we've got the finals lab projects for the students at work on at the moment so I'm not getting time to play. I've got a session with 95 school kids booked in in June so I'm raising as much slime as I can cope with in preparation for that.
I'm planning on getting them to make Plasticine mazes in petri dishes for their cultures so they've something to take home.
I've also got these intriguing mycena cholorophos spores ( a glowing mushroom ),…
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