Oobleck at the speed of sound

[gerisullivan]

I present several more oobleck links for the curious:

Cornstarch Monster 1

Cornstarch Monster 2

I've danced on oobleck, but didn't know that oobleck dances, too. You've just got to give it the right music -- Cornstarch Music.

For a more thorough, scientific look at oobleck's behavior, take a look at Cornstarch Coolness.

This needs just a little more water to match the Minicon oobleck in consistency.

I may have been the first, but I'm not the only one. Even scientists dance on oobleck. Well, one scientist, at least. Last month, Assoc. Prof. Marc Spiegelman danced in a bathtub full of cornstarch and water. He was demonstrating how rocks can behave as a liquid or a solid under different conditions at Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory's annual Open House. That's how the YouTube summary describes it, anyway. My own dancing style is considerably different, even when oobleck is involved.

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