It takes guts to attempt running across the surface of a liquid. Even more so if a sneaky physicist is nearby. Oobleck is a non-Newtonian fluid, meaning that its viscosity changes depending upon the ...

You may be familiar with a common science demonstration done in classrooms: If you mix cornstarch and water together in the right proportions, you create a gooey material that seems to defy the rules ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Want to have fun with physics and even "walk on water"? Try making a mixture of cornstarch and ...

The Seussian goo almost took down the kingdom of Didd. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A slurry of cornstarch and water is far ...

Matter is anything that takes up space, such as air, trees, bugs, even people. Typically, matter is categorized under three different categories: solids, liquids, and gases. Oobleck, which gets it's ...

Oobleck - when is a liquid not always a liquid and a solid not always a solid? Oobleck - when is a liquid not always a liquid and a solid not always a solid? When its "Oobleck"! - the solution of ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Last week Joe made slime. This week he is going to expand upon that previous experiment and make a new type of slime, known as an oobleck liquid. For this experiment you’ll ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — Perhaps you've heard of Oobleck, a fictional substance from the mind of Dr. Seuss in his book, Bartholomew and the Oobleck. In the book, this slimy green material takes over the ...

Lots of people have demonstrated that, surprisingly, if you fill a pool with water and cornstarch you can run across it. Stop, and you sink. How that happens, though, has been something of a mystery ...

Scientists are keen to develop new materials for lightweight, flexible, and affordable wearable electronics so that, one day, dropping our smartphones won’t result in irreparable damage. One team at ...