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Date:         Wed, 21 Apr 1999 18:39:04 -0500
Reply-To:     Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
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From:         Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: How VC's work
Comments: To: "Robert A. Alexander" <satcong@VOL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <371E4447.BA6C5483@vol.com>
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>Stuart - It was my understanding that heat has nothing to do with it.  I
>read that this strange, patented, material was much like my EX, agitate
>it and it becomes hard!
>
>BOB


That property is called "visco elasticity". You can make a visco elastic
substance by taking a cup of water and adding corn starch to it until you
get a thick goo (about 1/2 to 1 lb). You can hit it with a hammer, and
it'll shatter, but it still flows like a liquid. This stuff (often called
oobleck, after a similar substance featured in a Dr. Suess book) is loads
of fun at parties.


Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
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