Wednesday, May 09, 2007

A pool filled with non-newtonian fluid

YouTube is good for science experiments, like the previously blogged Ship floating on Sulfur hexafluoride. Here we see what happens when you fill a pool with a mix of cornstarch and water made on a concrete mixer truck. It becomes a non-newtonian fluid: when stress is applied to the liquid it exhibits properties of a solid.

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