When framed correctly, the patterns on a soap bubble can look like the weather systems of a planet.

When framed correctly, the patterns on a soap bubble can look like the weather systems of a planet.

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By Jonathan Fraker, Alexandra Banks, Rachel Sobke, and Taylor Powers for Spring 2014 Team First.
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