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A Pool Filled With Non-Newtonian Fluid

They filled a pool with a mixture of cornstarch and water made with a concrete mixer truck. When stress is applied to the liquid it exhibits properties of a solid.

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randomation : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

randomation

28 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 10 hours ago...

I remember making this stuff in school back in the day. The school budget didn't quite allow for us to make it in a pool though.

Jewski : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

Jewski

24 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 10 hours ago...

Oobleck!! (sp?)
i loved making that stuff when i was younger

it would be awesome if there was a way to make it clear like water...
that would make for one badass ninja movie, a whole fight seen on what looks like a pond, with no special effects....

Sketchy Skeptic : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

Sketchy Skeptic

15 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 10 hours ago...

Haha, In Canada, good 'ol Owl Magazine used to have this guy called Dr. Zed and he always gave the recipe for Magic Mud!

LambaC0Re : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

LambaC0Re

-6 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 9 hours ago...

Must be hell to get that out if it gets in ur hair...

ss32 : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

ss32

33 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 9 hours ago...

OMG ITS MEXICAN JESUS

shananay : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

shananay

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1106 days 8 hours ago...

^Youre so naive, Spanish Jesus. this isnt from Mexico.

Enthasius : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

Enthasius

16 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 8 hours ago...

I remember watching this sort of thing on Brainiac, with a cornflour based custard. It was a lot more solid, and was a lot thicker to sink in, making it extremely hard to get out of.

tgill : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

tgill

-4 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 7 hours ago...

BADASS

thatguy : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

thatguy

6 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 7 hours ago...

I remember making this stuff in chemistry class. You can roll it into a ball and bounce it. If you hit the substance with a hammer it'll shatter. The shards then slowly liquify. Pretty cool...it's like something out of the Terminator.

transfer129 : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

transfer129

12 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 5 hours ago...

1 part water to 1.5–2 parts cornstarch.

feces : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

feces

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1106 days 5 hours ago...

MAY-O-NNAISE!

Sickness_Within : LVL 11: VP 2: said:

Sickness_Within

5 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 5 hours ago...

Thats fucking cool

brassmunk : LVL 29: VP 3.8: said:

brassmunk

8 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 5 hours ago...

It's called a colloid also, we made them with kids at this science camp i taught at. It was even cooler if you added food colouring. And as for it getting into hair and/or clothes, it is water-based and therefore water soluble, it came out in the wash.

FacelessSchmuck : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

FacelessSchmuck

23 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 5 hours ago...

This is how Jesus trained.

markus_naslund : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

markus_naslund

19 votes NegativePositive

1106 days 5 hours ago...

wonder what would happen if someone tried to dive into it

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