Ok, we might need to do this for the next Maker Faire… Alesis69 writes – “They filled a pool with a mix of cornstarch and water with a concrete mixer truck. It becomes a “non-newtonian fluid“. When stress is applied to the liquid it exhibits properties of a solid. Recorded at Barcelona, Spain…” [via] – Link.
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That kinda loks like Bre!
10″ kiddie pools are $15 this time of year. Now I just need to figure out where to get 100lbs of starch…
Oh my. How much fun is this?!
This was done on a UK ‘science’ program called “Brainiac” a while ago – using a swimming pool and custard powder (I’m assuming that custard powder is available in the US of A and not just here in Blighty!)
That is so cool :D
LOL very cool, here are some more cool vids
http://hackedgadgets.com/2006/09/29/shaken-cornstarch-grows-fingers/
This class of non-Newtonian fluids is called dilatant fluids, and it’s the same kind of fluid as Silly Putty.
My dad (a physicist) taught me about cornstarch and water when I was a kid. I grew up playing with this crazy shit… but I never thought I would see anything as cool as a POOL FILLED WITH IT.
I agree, that guy has an eerie resemblance to Bre, haha.
Its fun just to make a bowl of corn starch mixed with water, hit it and goes solid – squeeze it it goes solid.
be careful if you do this on a large scale – its not nice to get stuck in
Two 50# bags of cornstarch from a food products supplier. That part’s easy. Getting rid of the Oobleck afterwards is a bit of a pain.
N.B. Don’t try to run it down the drain. It didn’t really work with the hotel bathtub full that I was involved with. Turns out it doesn’t decompose quickly when left outside, either.
Hah! That’s great.
I want one!
What! No cartwheel? For shame!