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How does Chicago make the Chicago River sooooo green for St. Patrick's Day? |
Travel Info How does Chicago make the Chicago River sooooo green for St. Patrick's Day? Travel Tips They use a vegetable-based dye that is harmless to fish. The powerder actually starts out orange and then turn green when it's mixed in the water. Chicago: The only city that dies an already green river green... go figure... Others Every year on St. Patrick's Day, the river is dyed green. Bill King, the administrator of Chicago's St. Patrick's Day committee, stated that the idea of dyeing the Chicago River green originally came about by accident when a group of plumbers were using green dye to trace illegal substances that were polluting the river. The chemical used during the 1960s to turn the river green was a fluorescent dye. This dye is not allowed anymore because the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) outlawed the use of the chemical that was proven to be harmful to the river. The secret ingredients used to dye the river green today are safe and are not harmful to the thousands of goldfish that make up a large percentage of the river's fish population. Hope this helps. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chicago_riv... 40 pounds of food coloring. Just saw it on the news a couple of weeks ago. |
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