Walking on Non-newtonian Cornflour

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Entry into the New Scientist 'Green eggs and cabbage' experiment competition. Using 50kg of cornflour, we managed to make a fluid that is both liquid, and solid, depending on how you treat it.

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Walking on Non-newtonian Cornflour

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  • sweeet i used to do ...

    sweeet i used to do that all the time when i was young lol was quite fun =)

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  • Half of it is still ...

    Half of it is still in my back garden - I'm taking it down the council dump this weekend! Once you decant off some water, it solidifies a lot more, and I figured we didn't need a non-newtonian sewer in our street!

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  • how DID u get rid ...

    how DID u get rid of it ANYWAY :LMAO0O.

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  • This experiment was ...

    This experiment was performed by John Tickle for the TV show 'Brianiac', in which he filled a swimming pool with 'custard' and walked across in the manner of the messiah. What wasn't shown was how they emptied the swimming pool afterwards - very slowly I would imagine.

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  • Congratulations ! ...

    Congratulations !
    In the course of my life, I have observed the shear-thickening effect with several systems, but never had the courage to demonstrate it on the 50kg scale - which makes all the difference !

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  • Try a wholesalers. ...

    Try a wholesalers. I got the bag for ten quid. Cheap as for the amount of fun. And you get a lot of exercise stirring it!

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  • That was an awesome ...

    That was an awesome video! Where did you get 50kg of cornflour from though and how much did it cost?! I'm going to try that in my padling pool!

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  • Love the music!

    Love the music!

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