👉 Watch the video of Sarah’s science experiment here! Hello parents, teachers and students! If you’re looking for fun way to explore states of matter and solubility this experiment is for you! Today ...

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 ...

An aluminum rod just before (left) and just after (right) it strikes the surface of a cornflour and water suspension. Rather than penetrating, the rod causes the suspension below it to solidify for an ...

This article was taken from the February 2014 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...