Bubbleman's record bubble bid
A professional bubble maker is claiming a new world record from a secret mixture he has spent 20 years developing.
Sam Heath, 37, who calls himself Samsam Bubbleman, has been obsessed by bubbles since he was a teenager, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Mr Heath, from London, made his giant bubble in the city's Finsbury Park to try and break the world's record for largest free-floating soap bubble by volume.
The previous Guinness World Record he was aiming to pop was set in October 2005 in Minnesota, USA, with a volume of 105.4 cubic feet.
He is now waiting for his attempt to be judged but said: "I'm confident it has obliterated the former record. This one dwarfs the American effort."
To make the enormous multicoloured bubble he used just a piece of rope attached between two sticks.
"It's all about having the right bubble solution," said Mr Heath. "If you have the right mixture then your tools don't matter.
"With the right stuff you can make big bubbles with anything; a coat-hanger or even just your hands.
"But technique is another important side. It's like Andy Murray being able to pull of his tennis strokes. Over years you just perfect the movement you need and you become very proficient.
"The final magic ingredient is the environment. You need the right conditions like low wind and high humidity to create bubbles on this sort of scale."
A professional bubble maker is claiming a new world record from a secret mixture he has spent 20 years developing.
Sam Heath, 37, who calls himself Samsam Bubbleman, has been obsessed by bubbles since he was a teenager, reports the Daily Telegraph.
Mr Heath, from London, made his giant bubble in the city's Finsbury Park to try and break the world's record for largest free-floating soap bubble by volume.
The previous Guinness World Record he was aiming to pop was set in October 2005 in Minnesota, USA, with a volume of 105.4 cubic feet.
He is now waiting for his attempt to be judged but said: "I'm confident it has obliterated the former record. This one dwarfs the American effort."
To make the enormous multicoloured bubble he used just a piece of rope attached between two sticks.
"It's all about having the right bubble solution," said Mr Heath. "If you have the right mixture then your tools don't matter.
"With the right stuff you can make big bubbles with anything; a coat-hanger or even just your hands.
"But technique is another important side. It's like Andy Murray being able to pull of his tennis strokes. Over years you just perfect the movement you need and you become very proficient.
"The final magic ingredient is the environment. You need the right conditions like low wind and high humidity to create bubbles on this sort of scale."