Re: [Phys-l] Oobleck

[David Craig <craigda@lemoyne.edu>]

John-
Brilliant.    Thanks very much for sharing your experience.

On Feb 25, 2009, at 2:57 PM, John B. Laird wrote:
> > Once mixed in the mixer, you had no trouble with the Oobleck  
> > beginning
> > to separate over that time period?
>
> We had no trouble with the oobleck separating. That's not to say  
> that the
> mixture was perfect, which it certainly wasn't. But it seemed very
> reasonable on the surface, and more importantly, the oobleck performed
> just fine. I didn't observe significant changes over the time we  
> used it.

That's good to hear.   When I've made it on a smaller scale, I've had  
a lot of trouble with separation.    Either I've not had it mixed  
adequately or there's been something wrong with my mixture.

We'll be sure to practice on a smaller scale first [:-)]

Much appreciated,
David Craig


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