Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 14:59:36 -0700 (PDT)

Author: William Beaty

Subject: Re: Liquid/solid

Post:

On Fri, 21 Jun 2002, Cynthia Coutre wrote:

> Back in my freshman year of undergrad (91), my prof did a demo of a mixture
> that flowed like a liquid, but when significant pressure was applied (like
> smacking it with your hand), it acted like a solid. I think it was some sort
> of cornstarch mix. Does anyone have this recipe?

Search on keywords "oobleck" and "gak." You'll find many websites.



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