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Depending on the amount of corn starch added, the mixture gets thicker and thicker.

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What is the test variable for oobleck?

A quick tap on the surface of Oobleck will make it feel hard, because it forces the cornstarch particles.


What is strange about the oobleck?

what is strange about oobleck is how it is shiny and looks like a very soft liquid like water but is NOT very soft at all and when you put your hand in it it sinks and oobleck fills up those spaces but never gets hard


What is strange about oobleck?

what is strange about oobleck is how it is shiny and looks like a very soft liquid like water but is NOT very soft at all and when you put your hand in it it sinks and oobleck fills up those spaces but never gets hard


What other things have the same properties as oobleck?

If you slowly slide your hand into a batch of Oobleck it will sink. If you try to quickly remove your hand it'd be hard to get your hand out. And if you punch, or apply force to the Oobleck it will feel solid.


What is melted candle wax a solid pure substance liquid or gas?

it may seam like a solid and a liquid, and it is! its called oobleck. No... oobleck isn't a made up word!! when u mix cornstarch and water, it makes oobleck. If u tilt your hand the oobleck will run down your hand like a liquid, but when u touch it... it is a solid. weird right?


How do you make oobleck with flour?

Yes all that you have to do is mix baking soda and water then add food coloring [optional]


How does oobleck show pressure?

Oobleck is made from corn starch and the best example to describe how does oobleck show pressure. take a 2L bottle and put sand and water in it squezee it soft the water can fill the gaps faster and squezee it hard the gaps wont get filled.


Can you make oobleck out of baby powder?

No. Oobleck is a mixture of corn starch and water.


Can you make oobleck without borax?

Yes! Oobleck is better with borax, but there is a much simpler way that feels the same as oobleck with borax. What you will need: 1. Get a cup filled with room temperature water 2. Get a cup filled with cornstarch 3. Get a cup/bowl/etc. to put the oobleck in 4. Get a spoon Steps: 1. Take the cornstarch and dump it into your cup or bowl. 2. Take your room temperature water and drip (and i mean drip!) the water into the cornstarch and mix with a spoon. 3. Keep dripping and stirring until the mixture drips like glue. 4. You have OOBLECK!


Is oobleck solid or liquid?

Oobleck is a non-newtonian liquid.


What happens when you mix water and starch?

You get oobleck, which is a non-Newtonian fluid. A non-Newtonian fluid has properties of both a solid and a liquid and reacts to stress with increased viscosity.


Can you cut oobleck?

yes?