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Magic Color Changing Stickers

By Janice VanCleave

Magic Color Changing Heat Sensitive Stickers

A Janice VanCleave TLC Dot Sticker is heated by placing the sticker on the tip of your finger.
TLC Dots

Magic TLC Dot Stickers-

Just touch the TLC stickers and magically you’ll see a rainbow of colors. The TLC dots are coated with liquid crystals.

See TLC Stickers in the sidebar for information about liquid crystals, science experiment project ideas and  DIY projects.

Magic HAT Stickers-
HAT Sticker Color Changes

Touching or rubbing the HAT stickers produces a color change, purple stickers turn pink; green stickers turn yellow; orange stickers turn yellow.

Thermochromic HAT stickers are available HERE.

Magic CAT Stickers 

CAT Stickers Color Changes

These stickers offer surprising color changes by rubbing a piece ice across the sticker.

As shown one yellow sticker turns green; another yellow sticker turns red-orange; a pink sticker turns purple.

FAQ

What does thermochromic mean? Thermo- means heat and chromic- means color. Thermochromic means that a change in heat results in a change in color.

 

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Filed Under: Chemistry, thermochromic dyes Tagged With: CAT stickers, HAT stickers, thermochromic, TLC stickers

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