What is a Bubble Machine?
Few of us can resist the charms of soap bubbles floating through the air, and a gadget known as a bubble machine can generate thousands of bubbles on command. Much like a fog machine or foam generator, a commercial bubble machine can be rented to create a proper party atmosphere during a wedding reception or other festive occasion. Many bubble machines can be adjusted to generate various amounts of bubbles, from a few bubbles in a garden setting to a virtual explosion of soap bubbles during a dance party. Surprisingly, a commercial bubble machine works on essentially the same principles as a child using a toy bubble wand and liquid soap. The machine uses a set of round bubble wands arranged in a disk formation. The bubble wands rotate on a motorized axis. Each wand is dipped into a soap bubble solution contained in a holding tank just below the revolving disk. As the individual wands loaded with soap solution emerge from the tank, they pass by an electric fan which blows a controlled a