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 ...

When I was a kid, my mother would sometimes give my younger brothers and me a large tub of oobleck, telling us to go play outside and make a mess. Oobleck is a milky-white, shiny substance known as a ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. Sir Isaac Newton? Physics? Please. Don’t tell my kids (or yours) that when they squeeze and swirl this cornstarch ...

A viral video shows people in Kuala Lumper, Malaysia, walking across the liquid below. They also danced on it: Flipped onto it: Played soccer on it: And rode a bike across it: Sort of. A substance ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Storm Team 4’s meteorologist Liz McGiffin met up with Joe Wood, Director of Education Interactions and Performances at COSI, to make Oobleck. The name “Oobleck” comes from the ...

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 ...

Oobleck has long been my favorite example of a non-Newtonian fluid, and I’m not alone. It’s a hugely popular “kitchen science” experiment because it’s simple and easy to make. Mix one part water to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...