The Bath Bomb Compartment!

- February 02, 2018

Hello Nerdfighters!

Today, I am going to share my first attempt at putting the dubious advice of John and Hank Green into action. As you may recall, in a recent episode of Dear Hank and John (Episode 123: The Incredible Glamorous Hulk), someone named Jacqui wrote in with an incredible question that went something like this...

"I was gifted some bath bombs for Christmas but I don't have a bath tub, and neither do my friends. What do I do?"

Now, I had never pondered this question before and it seemed like John and Hank hadn't yet either. What does one do with a bath bomb and no bathtub? I thought there was no true solution. HOWEVER... Hank quickly discovered the best possible answer to this question and came up with what I believe is an absolutely incredible idea: The Bath Bombardment Compartment; a way to create the bath bomb experience for shower lovers across the world. During the ensuing conversation, much to John's dismay, Hank sent out a call. A call to engineers across the world. A call for someone to create this glorious invention. Well, Hank, I am here to answer your call.

I have created my own DIY version of The Bath Bombardment. Here is my journey:
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To complete this task, I wanted to get materials that were easily available, cost effective, waterproof, and reusable. To do this, I set out for the store with a mission. A mission to create the best Bath Bombardment Compartment the world had ever seen. Here's what I bought:

Two Bath Bombs

An Earth Bomb and a Galaxy Bomb... that way I've got both land and space covered

A Small Reusable Plastic Container
Rubber Bands

To complete my design I also used the following items I already had at home:

Plastic Hangers
A knife
Scissors
Paperclips

At this point, I really had no plan as to what my final design would look like. All I knew is that I wanted to make some sort of contraption to hang over the shower head. Here's what the final product looked like.... Rustic. Yet effective.

I know this may look like a mess, but let me break down each component step-by-step.

Step One: Create the Compartment

To create the compartment, I simply used a knife to puncture little holes all across the bottom and the sides of the plastic container. (If you try this, be careful here, I had more than a few close calls). This was to allow water to flow through the compartment after coming into contact with the bath bomb.

Step Two: Construct the Support

The support system here is easy. All I did was place one rubber band around the outside of the cup. I then tied additional rubber bands to the first one on all four sides. Finally, I attached everything to a paperclip to provide a central hanging point.

Step Three: Create the Hanging Mechanism

To hang the compartment, I tied a few rubber bands onto the central paperclip and around the hanger. Then I simply placed the hanger over the shower head.

Now here's the real question you may be asking: Does it work? Did you turn into the Incredible Glamorous Hulk?

Well, here's the answer: YES. It totally worked. But no, I did not turn into the Incredible Glamorous Hulk.

I have never actually ever used a bath bomb for its intended purpose, but now I don't have to! The Bath Bombardment Compartment was placed perfectly in the water stream, and the holes were large enough so the water didn't completely overflow. Each bath bomb lasted a few minutes, just enough to provide a little aromatherapy and a fun color show at the beginning of the shower. (Oh, and totally ignore the black water all over the shower wall in the first photo... that was my fault.)

Another huge benefit of this design was that it was collapsible. When the bath bomb was finished, I just turned the hanger around to the back of the shower hear and it was totally out of the way.

And, as an unexpected bonus, I got cute little surprise toys in the middle of each bath bomb!

To be completely honest, I fully expected this to be an utter disaster. While I was completing the design, I envisioned writing about what a massive fail this experiment was. But I was mistaken!

I think it's safe to say: Hank is totally on to something! The Bath Bombardment Compartment is a brilliant idea and someone should absolutely pick this up.

What do you all think? Should the Bath Bombardment Compartment be a real thing? Are you going to try it for yourself? Also, let me know if you have any more dubious advice from Dear Hank and John that you want me to try!

DFTBA,

Liana