Amazing Liquid : cornstarch + water + shake (video)

Posted on 13 June 2006

This is an amazing liquid. It does things that will raise a few eye brows… Have you ever thought about poking a hole in a liquid and the hole not disappearing after its been poked… This liquid does it….

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18 Comments For This Post

1. Guy Pearce says:
   June 14th, 2006 at 6:07 am

   Holy crap that’s weird

2. Slim Whitman says:
   June 14th, 2006 at 5:58 pm

   This is called a suspension, simple to make yourself just take a small amount of water add some cornstartch and enjoy. You can roll it into a ball but as soon as you stop rolling it literally “melts” in your hand, smack it and it will harden up on contact only to again “melt” as soon as the force or pressure is released.

3. helli.bubbles says:
   June 14th, 2006 at 6:31 pm

   :) The creation of a non-Newtonian fluid

4. kelsey says:
   June 15th, 2006 at 7:38 pm

   thats just way beyond stupid i think…..

5. Sam says:
   June 16th, 2006 at 6:03 am

   They did this on ‘brainiacs’, - a childrens science show in the UK. They filled a swimming pool with custard - which contains cornstarch and a man (Jesus?) walked across it.

6. Blair says:
   June 16th, 2006 at 11:37 am

   By Jesus I assume you mean Jon Tickle, he is like the most awesome person in the world.

7. aunti says:
   June 16th, 2006 at 4:25 pm

   Loved it. Back when I was using pot and LSD, a favorite thing for us to all do was make this goo and then add bits of food coloring and play with it for hours — watching it refuse to behave like a “normal” liquid/gravy.

   Brought back some great memories!

8. Anon says:
   June 19th, 2006 at 10:48 pm

   That looks so weird… espcially the fingers. Looks like a typical hollywood rendition of hell…

9. Kevin says:
   June 19th, 2006 at 11:59 pm

   That fingers thing could totally be in a horror film.

10. Amethyst says:
    June 22nd, 2006 at 6:20 pm

    That’s just crazy! How did anyone even think of that.

    It looks like some kind of liquid jello.

11. ffldap says:
    June 29th, 2006 at 11:01 pm

    woah i’ve got to try that.

12. Nick says:
    July 3rd, 2006 at 2:45 am

    What forces could possibly be acting upon the liquid to keep it from closing in on the hole produced? Are these forces simply derived from the vibration applied? If so, what conversion can be calculated to understand such a phenomena? Also, can anyone think of other applications where such a technology could benefit other liquids of like components?

13. Jyssa says:
    July 12th, 2006 at 11:18 pm

    What could you use to chake it like that? I am so fascinated by those damn creepy crawly finger things…

14. Chelsea says:
    October 18th, 2006 at 8:43 pm

    yeah that’s pretty weird.. I just recently experiimented with that in my Science class.. coolest thing but awfully weird

15. bob says:
    April 16th, 2007 at 4:50 pm

    how do you make the fingers? does any1 kno? because i am doing the cornstarch and water thing for a science fair and i think it would boost me some points because its for extra credit. and how did the hole stay it does not for me

16. bob says:
    April 16th, 2007 at 4:53 pm

    and how do you make the waves?

17. bob says:
    April 16th, 2007 at 4:55 pm

    how do you make the fingers? does any1 kno? because im doing it for a science fair

18. John says:
    August 13th, 2007 at 8:38 am

    To make the fingers you have to use vibrations… use a regular speaker or bass speaker to generate vibrations through a program or music

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