How to Create a Fake Vial of Poison

Last Updated: July 1, 2021

Here's a way to easily create a poison vile for Halloween, to scare someone, or just for fun when you are bored. The fake poison could be used for a play as well.

Ingredients

Colored Poison

Food coloring
Water

Bubbly Poison

Water or milk
Food coloring
Liquid soap/detergent
Perfume and other nice smelling stuff (if needed)

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Making Colored Poison

1
Get an old jar that's big or small (a jar of Tabasco sauce works well.)
2
Fill it about halfway with water.

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3
Put the desired amount of food coloring in it. Shake it to combine the ingredients.
4
Add a label. Print or draw the hazard sign as well as the word POISON on a piece of paper and paste it on the bottle of fake poison.
5
Finished.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Making Bubbly Poison

1
Find a container or bottle to store your fake poison.
2
Pour some water or milk into the bottle.
3
Add some more water if you want your fake poison to be a little transparent and a little more milk if you want it to be opaque.
4
Add some food coloring.You can choose any color but green looks great. You can also decide how many drops of food coloring based on the preference of the darkness of your fake poison.
5
Put some soap inside. When you want some bubbles, you can shake the bottle.
6
Add a label. Print or draw the hazard sign as well as the word POISON on a piece of paper and paste it on the bottle of fake poison.
7
Use when needed. Hold or carry as part of your costume. Shake to combine and make bubbles.
- Place some dry ice inside at the bottom of your bottle for a steam effect.

Community Q&A

Question

Is it harmful to drink this?

Snowie1

Community Answer

The colored poison is safe, it's only plain water and food coloring like that found in candy. However, the bubbly poison is harmful, because it has detergent in it.
Question

I spilled mine on my cat. Will it be harmful?

Community Answer

It shouldn't be, since your 'poison' is fake.
Question

Can we use it to prank someone?

Husayn Sajanlal (44 years old)

Community Answer

That would scare who you are pranking. In other word, yes you could use this to scare someone. Do not spill this fake poison.

Warnings

Beware of permanent stains.

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If it is made of milk, throw it out after a few days as it will become spoiled.

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Do not drink the mixture.

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