How to Make Creepy Specimen Jars for Halloween!

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[@BrockGrimes]

Use Tonic Water instead of regular water. Under a black light it'll glow in the dark. Like this i.imgur.com/TEUvH.jpg

[@MetaMarcy21]

I’d love a link to the scissors!

[@douglascampbell9809]

GLO Effex has super shosphorescent glow in the dark powder that is rechargeable with light. It's normally added to resins to make them glow. The company also makes a lot of UV reactive powders that glow under black light. They also have a water dye. You could add this instead of using glow stix. www.gloeffex.com/

[@LDZombie]

Just a quick tip for anyone who actually wants to place something in the jar in a specific location I'd recommend clear Orbeez because once you put those with water they're basically invisible and you can place an item in the jar and actually position it where you would like it ☺️👌

[@ClayMann]

OOoh you could have layers of things suspended. Say you filled a dolls head with a few colours of clay sort of like what you'd expect to be in a real head, so a blob of white for the brain, red for the rest of it, maybe even fill inside with white to show its a skull. Fill all the rest up with red clay then slice the dolls head into layers and drop the bottom layer in, add some orbees, drop the next layer in. So you've got an "exploded" head that shows a glimpse of having a real density to it. Or just a skeleton hand with each part suspended so its posed. So many things you could do. That's such a brilliant idea @deadfunny games!

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

I would add a note for anyone trying this: Do NOT cut open a glowstick into a styrofoam cup. I've done this, just to see what was in them, and the chemical mix eats through the styrofoam, and it does it fairly quickly. Also, watch for bits of glass (that's what the inner vial is that you break open).

[@neurosin]

She mentions the glass vial in the video.

[@chrisb9960]

Thanks for the tip that styrofoam isn’t something to use.

[@hchcey]

thx！

[@buddyclem7328]

That's not Styrofoam, it's polypropylene. I don't know offhand if PP is compatible with the contents of a glowstick.

[@queenjeski591]

@@buddyclem7328 i don’t think this was directed at the woman in the video, just a PSA to everyone

[@peterjf7723]

You could attach a magnet to the baby head and have electromagnets hidden in the shelf. Then when someone came into the room you could use the electromagnets to make the head turn in the jar as though it was watching them.

[@debradunn1475]

Lllll

[@sum1liteamatch]

I like the new stuff that's going up. Unfortunately Adam's projects have turned into machine shop tools required. So it's a nice experience to see stuff people can actually do

[@constancemiller3753]

Yes my 9 year old loves creepy creatures...not so much machining stuff.

[@larrybarnes3920]

My grandfather was a taxidermist and sealed any specimen bottles by dipping the tops in melted bees wax.

[@alisonwhite6821]

Ive had fun with using flat pasta cooked in black water so it looks like tape worms

[@DBZVelena]

Adding food dye to pasta while it cooks creates creepy pasta.

[@smashyrashy]

Thats too far

[@smashyrashy]

@@DBZVelena it does not

[@DBZVelena]

@@smashyrashy either the joke went over your head. Or you have never added food coloring to food.

[@smashyrashy]

@@DBZVelena i umdeerstood the joke it just wasnt funny

[@JohnKelly2]

I had a little resin alien fetus I found at a novelty shop years ago. I painted it blue, and put it in an old mayonnaise jar with yellow food coloring. It looked perfectly green and very realistic

[@lindleya]

something that could have been cool is if you'd added some fingerprints or finger streaks in the modpodge, as if someone had grabbed or moved it and left finger marks in the dust and grime

[@trekguy66]

I’ll bet some of those little toy creature things you put in water and watch grow would make a great specimen, too. Added benefit: they feel slimy and gross when you touch them.

[@firstname4337]

why can't I just use the ones I already have in my basement ?

[@ClayMann]

thats cheating. What you could do is take the body parts you have in that locked chest freezer and put them in BIG jars. People will look at them and remark how realistic they are. And you can claim all the credit for such amazing artistic skills. Sadly the parts may no longer be suitable to go back into the freezer after Halloween so you might need to go get more. Well have fun!

[@DavidSanchez-bo3uv]

I had better results cutting a highlighter open soaking it in a jar of water till the water turns then placing a black light next to it. The glow is uniform throughout the jar.

[@rpavlik1]

And, not time limited since it's just fluorescent, instead of luminescent!

[@Gforceracing20]

A "Lava lamp" hack I used in college; soak a few highlighter ink cores in water, add cooking oil, place in clear liquor bottle.

[@joycegodsey]

with the glass topped containers, you can seal them with wax and keep the fluid contained

[@konstissfx]

Or you could seal them with colored hotglue - black for example

[@debradunn1475]

Keep

[@aaronlynch4010]

This is great! I actually sculpted some siamese piglet fetuses to put in a jar for fun. Thanks for sharing these tips...It will really help me revisit the project and take things up a notch.

[@africanwilddog6685]

I was thinking of doing something similar. If you finished the project and still have it, do you mind sharing the condition of it? I’m worried that the clay I have will fall apart or rot in the jar, but maybe it’s different for oven bake clay.

[@lenharding72]

Another way of opening glow stick is a pipe cutter for PVC or Flex pipe I like the quotes “I’m most excited about the baby heads”, “Or a bushel or scorpions”, and “I’ll just stir it with my baby arm!” Great video! Thanks

[@patrickelliott2169]

Honestly, while glow sticks are probably "easier" to get, I would look for something that worked with black light. You could get LEDs that are small enough to actually sit under the jar, and could be rigged into coasters, just like the other jars, and the liquid would glow as long as the LED was lit then, not just the duration of the glow stick (which would be a few hours, maybe?).

[@SurleyBlaine]

Floating baby arm? Just poke holes in the top, fill with water or sand.

[@CheekyChunt]

Anyone else get Devils rejects flash back when the words "I'm most excited about the baby head" were said..

[@thomasplouffe1363]

I normally use dolls from a thrift store for a wet specimen baby, depending on doll type if it has a hole in its mouth to drink and wet I just drop it in slowly to let the limbs fill with water, if it has a entire tube plummed in from mouth to end I cut it in half and let it fill, if it isn’t a drink and wet I drill two small holes in the nose and if the lips are spaced I cut a small hole in the mouth

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Very Cool an Spooky at the same time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marktaylor865]

Those slimey alien things would look cool in one of those jars too, halloween is the best.

[@ZimmFlimz]

Glow in dark jar looked pretty cool 😎

[@andybrown4284]

A trip to somewhere like the edinburgh royal college of surgeons anatomy museum really shows how strange the things in specimen jars can be. And how large a jar needs to be for elephantitis of a testicle.

[@cindyrae2605]

LOVE your hair!!!

[@loneflwolf721]

Soo cute and project looks good too

[@kubapozniak]

Exact thing I was looking for

[@Bobby82568]

Awesome job Kate!

[@griffinoconnor1523]

@2:50 What I wouldn’t give to see what other fun and wholesome things are on Kayte Sabicer’s bucket list.

[@s_mores]

this. was. awesome.

[@nolanlong8850]

Epic may do it depending on how my mom feels

[@Sneekystick]

That Prusa looks really cool!

[@firzt0]

Do these work for My Little Pony figurines?

[@ericrundgren7257]

Hahaha gross

[@Lunareon]

Thank you for the tips and inspiration!

[@Taoxlrgion1982]

I love the presentation, but can you place the lights in a way her eyes don't fall under the shadow off her glasses?

[@Palerider1942]

if you want something to glow using a blacklight an easy(ish) to get alternative that will last a good while is some Niacin also known as Vitamin B3, you can find bags of the stuff on amazon, heath stores etc, and you only need a small amount in some water to make it glow in a blacklight. another option (harder to get hold of) is fluorescein which is also souluble in water. and a bonus to both of these... Non Toxic.

[@alanadams92]

It's probably just better to put some highlighter ink in the jar and keep them next to a black light if you want glowing ones. No need to mess with the glass shards from the glow stick and the highlighter won't run out of glow in a day.

[@BrockGrimes]

Tonic water and a black light

[@michaeljaysonbanua4870]

I'll make 2 or 3 for my work station back at work. When all this covid sh*t is done. Lol

[@constancemiller3753]

That baby arm in a jar needed a mom❤ tatoo.

[@christinaalana2177]

There is a product called clearNeon uv. It is a uv blacklight reactive clear coat. You could use that on the scorpions to make them a bit more real. Downside. The clear coat is about 30 bucks.

[@balsalmalberto8086]

Please do more of these videos.

[@woodytheskip1718]

Love the idea, maybe try making an edible version with jelly sweets, tonic water and food colouring?

[@DBZVelena]

Adding any jelly sweets to water dissolves them. I should know, i made 6 bottles of 1,5 litres worth of creepy worm lemonade once. you've never tasted sweet until you've tasted that.

[@chloetv1]

I liked the video before even viewing it.

[@JohnFleshman]

Take apart a highlighter pen and squeeze some ink into the jar for a black light glow and an un natural glow even in day light.

[@beyondhelp85]

A collective of scorpions is mostly called a bed or nest.

[@notbuster126]

When I was a kid I emptied a glowstick into a tic tac container, within a few hours it had eaten away the bottom of the plastic and was spilled all over the table. I don't know what's in them but it's a bit dangerous lol

[@mattbryner7687]

So you can actually buy an additive to make the water glow that is safe and non toxic and also Instead of using dish soap if you use tide laundry detergent the clear stuff that actually glows under black light as well!!!!

[@FloridaGardeningdiva]

You can do the same with tea water if you dont want to use ink

[@adama1294]

I think the best thing to dress up as In Halloween, is normal clothes and no mask. People seem to think that is scary as hell.

[@Zilten_]

This is so cool but I'm wary of filling the jars with water, especially if whats inside is plastic. It seems like a recipe for mold.

[@jaicro89]

wow, nice!

[@bartsimps5601]

Where are the eyeballs?

[@Jett7000]

How does the water stay okay and not get musty and moldy? Any suggestions?

[@ceewood3358]

I have had good results just putting a layer of clear plastic wrap under the lid of the jar and trimming off the excess. I only have to change the water every 2-3 years or so, if at all--and the water does not evaporate. You can also use hand sanitizer and there are other effective formulas on YT also...

[@MrFrogSmoke]

Why would I need to make fake baby parts in jars when I already have real ones?

[@amsyardanialz4080]

The thumbnail itself is creepy

[@davidabarak]

Why alcohol-based ink rather than food coloring?

[@buddyclem7328]

My thoughts too, since alcohol and plastic aren't compatible.

[@davidabarak]

@@buddyclem7328 In my experience there's really no problem with the two. I have two bottles of alcohol, either 93% or 97%, I can't remember, and both are plastic.

[@anamaeachitarawhangapirita7321]

Might depend on the varied qualities of food colouring? My sister filled bottles with shells and water with random food colourings from the cupboard, some of them eventually dyed the shells (water went clear) and others settles on the bottom. Not likely to be such an issue if you're only making these to last a few days.

[@ryanhuntley2201]

Guillermo del Toro approves.

[@Honest_and_Brutal]

Does the coloured ink stain the prop in the jar?

[@bmich281]

Why not just use Tonic water?

[@aliengranpa]

I made alien specimen jars years ago but after awhile they always started to smell bad

[@LordDragox412]

The alien specimens probably started to decompose. That's why you use formalin. /s

[@BrockGrimes]

If you look at PC water cooling they have a antimicrobial / mold additive that you can use.

[@jackson15williams]

Step one a my little pony doll. step two... step three live on forever on the internet

[@gabuks1]

Is the liquid fun to drink?

[@rickrutledge7361]

Nice effects. Boo!! Scared ya, didn’t I?

[@mityakiselev]

forsenT schpeschimen

[@Pullituz]

I bought alchol ink, didn't work with water..... 😭

[@LadyPelikan]

Sorry for the gloom, but so much plastic! Any other options?

[@neurosin]

Just use a real baby, obvs.

[@GraysonGirl]

The problem with plastic isn't using it, it's throwing it away and letting it sit in landfill. If you make decorations from plastic it's only bad if you bin them right after rather than making them in a way that lasts for many years more use

[@LadyPelikan]

@@GraysonGirl Indeed. It's one time use plastic that's really bad. But how many people save these things, honestly?

[@anamaeachitarawhangapirita7321]

Part of the problem with plastic is that buying them new encourages more plastic crap to be made for sale, you could use junk already secondhand or being thrown away instead. My sister did decor bottles with shells water and food colouring which were cool to look at but eventually the colour leeched into the shells (water went clear!) or settled. Feel free to experiment and post about your results for future watchers/crafters?

[@matrixhackers]

I'm a dumb ass I read that "Space Sea Men" but the non pg13 version.🤣🤣

[@BaronOfHell666]

I just pee in the jar.

[@rektcorpse]

second

[@JanSFireball]

[@jose6434451]

I made a smaller one but instead of water I used clear glue

[@julianwolfe2517]

my town banned trick or treating this year

[@afg122602]

your town sucks. move

[@tuxedoinn]

Please stop playing music over her speaking. It is distracting and makes it hard to hear. It also feels like you're trying to drown her out.

[@lenzielenski3276]

Wow, glass jars filled with plastic parts and piss water. Could have done it with food coloring and at least have been able to mix different shades.

[@sargeun6981]

Wheres adam