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Non-Newtonian Fluid

This is something I have read about before but never really realized how cool this physics experiment can be.

From Wikipedia:

“A non-Newtonian fluid is a fluid in which the viscosity changes with the applied strain rate. As a result, non-Newtonian fluids may not have a well-defined viscosity…

…An inexpensive, non-toxic sample of a non-Newtonian fluid sometimes known as ooblick can be made very easily by adding corn starch to a cup of water. Add the starch in small portions and stir it in slowly.

When the suspension nears the critical concentration – becoming like single cream in consistency – the so called “shear thickening” property of this non-Newtonian fluid becomes apparent. The application of force – for example by stabbing the surface with a finger, or rapidly inverting the container holding it – leads to the fluid behaving like a solid rather than a liquid. More gentle treatment, such as slowly inserting a spoon, will leave it in its liquid state. Trying to jerk the spoon back out again, however, will trigger the return of the temporary solid state. A person moving quickly and/or applying sufficient force with his feet can literally walk across such a liquid…

my friend ed sent me a brain twisting game kanina. it’s called “petals around the rose“

if your in for a good mind torture, and have plenty of time in your hands you should try this game.

here’s what they have to say about the game.

• the smarter you are, the longer it will take for you to figure it out
• it took bill gates 2 and a half hours to figure it out in 1977
• solve this challenge, and you become a Potentate of the Rose, qualified to become a member of the Fraternity of Petals Around the Rose
• Members have pledged never to divulge the secret of the game to anyone else

Are you up to the challenge?

it took me almost 3 hours, [doesn't necessarily mean that im as smart as bill gates]