Walking on non-Newtonion fluids (Electro-ramblings)

Walking on non-Newtonion fluids

A bit of fun for a Friday. 'Alice' already linked to this video, in a comment on the 'An Engineer in Wonderland - Cornflour heaven' post, but I think it is worth a fuller, wider airing.

"When poured and stirred slowly, it is a liquid....When thumped, it momentarily becomes a solid."...

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Posted by Alun Williams - Electronics Weekly.com on March 13, 2009 12:52 PM | Permalink|

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Steve Kurt:

so "non-Newtonian" is just another word for magic?? :-)

Very cool stuff. Is it a coincidence that NPR's Science Friday has a video about cornstarch too?

http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10206

cheers,
Steve K.

Posted by Steve Kurt | March 15, 2009 1:55 AM

Posted on March 15, 2009 01:55

Alun Williams:

Thanks, Steve. Good one. Cornflour fingers are complex magic!

Posted by Alun Williams | March 16, 2009 1:51 PM

Posted on March 16, 2009 13:51

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