Slime can be a type of character or creature in games, and also describes type of substance found in nature.
Slime in Games
Mascot of the
Dragon Quest console role-playing game franchise, and also one of the many types of
monster that can be found in the games. It looks like a water drop with a big smile and eyes, and has also been compared to an
onion. There are many different types of slime in the game :
- Slime — A typical blue (male) or red (female) smiling drop of water.
- Metal Slime — Completely covered with hard metal armor, the Metal Slime offers great rewards to anyone who can manage to destroy it.
- Babble (bubble slime) — A melted slime with a poisonous attack.
- Metal Babble — Like the Metal Slime, the Metal Babble is a touch nut to crack, but the amount of money it drops makes it more than worthwhile.
- Healer Slime — An airborne slime, resembling a jellyfish, with the power to heal its allies.
- Marine Slime — This slime inhabits a conch shell and looks vaguely like a hermit crab.
- Slime Knight — A hobbit knight with a slime as its steed.
- King Slime — Befitting royalty, this slime wears a crown on its head.
- Metal King — Just like the Metal Slime, only tougher and stronger. And far more lucrative to anyone who can best it in combat.
- Gold Slime — A slime shaped like a huge jewel.
- Platinium King — A jewelled slime composed of platinium. The stuff of legends.
- Spot Slime — A common yellow slime with brown spots, like a Dalmatian.
- Dragon Slime — A winged reptillian slime with the ability to breathe fire.
As the most recognizable symbol of the best-selling video game series in Japan, the slime has been featured prominently in Dragon Quest-related merchandise. Slime merchandise includes:
Making Slime
You can make a mostly harmless though entertaining slimy substance using the following ingredients;
- borax (available in hardware or convenience stores)
- PVA glue, e.g. white wood glue (available in hardware or convenience stores) based on polyvinyl acetate.
- water
Combining the ingredients in the correct order and proportion produces a thick tacky fluid like material. A good external source for detailed quantities & instructions can be found at [www.madsci.org]
The result is an opaque viscous polymer, damp to touch but very tactile when squashed between your fingers.
Using polyvinyl alcohol instead of the glue results in a transparent slime.
Your slime can be enhanced by adding a small quantity of food colouring to the mixture.
- The slime is harmless (though it could block pipes and drains if disposed in sufficient quantity). Conduct further research if you are worried about the health effects of using borax or polyvinyl acetate based products.
The Band
There also existed a German punk band from Hamburg named "Slime".
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