The Magic 8 - Ball is a hollow plastic sphere resembling an oversized, black - and - white 8 - ball. Inside a cylindrical reservoir contains a white, plastic, icosahedron floating in alcohol dyed dark blue. Each of the die 's 20 faces has an affirmative, negative, or non-committal statement printed in raised letters. These messages are read through a window on the ball 's bottom.
what is the liquid in a magic 8 ball
alcohol