Shrunken Beads

Engorged

Shrinking slowly 

Not long now

Dying of thirst

All dried up

Aimee Yarde

Drying out scented gel beads

I chose to use fragrance beads because I am fascinated by scents. So the science student in me wanted to see if the beads would shrink faster if they were placed in an open mouthed container, so i did and this is the progress over three weeks.As you can see in the first image, initially out of the container the beads are full of life and fragrance. Then, in the second picture it can be seen that the beads are shrinking and the room is filled with the scent of rain. In the third picture, the glass is only half full with beads because they are freshening the area. In the fourth picture the beads are shrunken even more due to the loss of liquid to the atmosphere. Finally the fifth picture the beads are really tiny and there is barely any scent in the room, you can only smell it if you shake it up.