When you mix cornstarch and water, weird things happen. Sometimes it acts like a liquid and sometimes it acts like a solid. Now, a team of MIT engineers have developed a mathematical model that can accurately predict this material's behavior under various conditions. (Learn more: news.mit.edu/2019/oobleck-beha...)
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To think I cook with this stuff when I should be using it for a bullet proof vest.
Ohh good idea
But it will be heavy tho
Yan Yan July I was also going to say that
Didn't mythbusters busted it?
Right? I was thinking about how bad this must be to eat. I seen an episode of strange eaters with a lady addicted to eating corn starch. If you get diarrhea, would it cause constipation? 😂 jk. I'll stick to using Rue for thickening
so what you're saying is,,, fill local potholes with cornstarch
yea, i'm not too sure about that one, why not just use regular bitumen, much cheaper
With the advent of EVs, Big Corn knows that the boondoggle of mixing ethanol with gasoline is coming to an end. What better use for the surplus than potholes? Can you spell conspiracy? Who sponsored this study? Inquiring minds want to know.
Actually there is a practical application, if you put a non-newtonian fluid on the road to as a speed bump, a car moving below the speed limit wouldn't experience the bump but a car that is would.
There was a company that wanted to make speedbumps with them i think, idk what happened to them...
@@voixmin suicided.
Didn't someone used this as speedbump? If you go slow, the bump stayed soft. If you drive fast, you become a flying car.
yep, they do
flying cars… the future is now
so this is what they meant long ago when they say "I bet there will be flying cars in the future"
👍👍😂
Lol
I would like to see the testing of a bullet proof vest made of corn starch
I Vote Congress gets to test em...
there are prototypes out there using other non-newtonian fluids, corn starch isnt strong enough but there are metallic ones that are more feasible
Mythbusters did an episode on this. Spoilers: it didn't worked
Cornstarch, son! It hardens in response to physical trauma!
My classmates did taht as their science investigatory project hahahaha
scientists: hey cornstarch, are you liquid or solid? cornstarch: yesn't.
Yope
Cornstarch: I’m fine as a solid… but mix me with water and my identity becomes fluid.
As a 3D artist, I can see how this research will come down the line in a few years in Fluid Simulation software.
Ahhh, I bet you are right
Four years later, and you're exactly right.
@@FelixHelixwhat happened with it now?
@@H-255 it came down the line
29 years later and I'm still playing with it.
whats that got to do with cornstarch? 😬
@MrTrollbaby Hold up what? 😭
"Yes, but put it away, Matron's coming".
1:19 FBI open up
Zeroy Voya oh my god..
😂😂😂
LMAOO
Just got clickbaited so hard, came for a satisfying video but left with knowledge.
How dare they steal our stupidity and ignorance >:(
Meanwhile me: 4+4=44
jack fernandes “4” + “4” = “44” so you’re not far off.
16*55=28
And you said that 4 years ago 😉
Nobody: Scientists: Lets design a new bulletproof vest *made with cornstarch*
I remember being at a high school party in 1980 and a kid made some of this “oobleck.” I immediately thought of using this stuff as both an armor and a self-healing material. There are so many possible “exotic” materials. We’ve really only begun exploring them. Every solid or liquid element or compound could be explored across a huge range of particle sizes in binary and even poly-material combinations to exploit all kinds of physical and chemical properties. Heterogenous suspension and particularly colloid materials (including foams, gels, sols, emulsions, etc.) are a field with vast unexplored regions. Nature exhibits many material mixtures within such things as snow, bone, blood, milk, lungs, slimes, honeycombs, wood, bark, hyphae and pumice.
I think it has a lot more to do with things beyond "particle size", because corn starch granule size is not unique to corn starch at all, however, the effect is.
Mom: he's probably in there watching porn Me in the bathroom:
Low key pissed that the artsy thumbnail was in no way shape or form apart of the video. Shame shame shame
oi oi oi
i wonder if any scientist has tried to shoot a bowl of the stuff
Yes... And it's on KZhead. Kevin from the backyard scientist channel did just that. If I'm not mistaken
@@RichieDubbz what happen? Please tell me he didnt accidentally shoot himself.
@@Fisinocean no. He got slow motion video of the reactions.
@@RichieDubbz oh thx
I made some of this fluid with two of my friends for a school project and one of them tried to punch it with all his might. Almost broke his wrist.
Makes me wonder if a non-newtonian fluid has ever been used in a commercially viable linkage between an engine and an automatic transmission. I would call it a torque converter, but I think it would have a different name because the mechanism would be completely different. Maybe just the shape of two interlocking combs but obviously extruded around their rotational axis and with slots milled radially so it looked like an extreme herb grinder.
It reminds me of one of the episode of TBBT, where they play with starch over a sound system.
The big bang theory - Starch and water kzhead.info/sun/ZaeDepp-qZireo0/bejne.html
So cool to make a model! After all conditions vary so being able to track each movement is such an achievement!
1:50 - Bulletproof vests huh? That reminds me of shield technology in sci-fi (like in the _Stargate_ series) which exerts a force directly proportional to the amount of force being exerted on it, so that a bullet would be stopped but a knife wouldn't. I wonder if the Goa'uld started out experimenting with a cornstarch-like substance before adapting it to energy. 🤔
Ah yes, the science fiction that is: When object A exerts a force on object B, object B will simultaneously exert an oppositely directed force of equal magnitude upon object A... Big ol' Newton number 3. Nah, just kidding, we feel what you're saying my dude👌🏼
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I think the benefit of use in bullet-proofing would be that you could make whole-body armor that would be completely flexible.
Good information, thank you for sharing.🙏
i am wondering how strong is would be if filled a tube with it and capped the ends and struck something with it , like a 2x4 or metal pipe. would it be stronger than those materials.
Corn starche : **exists** Slime makers: *Im Gonna Promote This Mans Whole Career*
Short and simple explained thanks! :)
0:38 YKW aka Abel van de Ven is such a genious, thank you for being our engineer YKW !
Can corn starch stop a bullet
People with cornstarch pica are shaking
Me: Mom do you have some corn starch?
Love this.
Idea of bullet proof vests was great
Please MIT Listen People might not be curious about the Intitute's Researches But I'm And I have some genuine and serious questions How is this different from Non-Newtonian Fluids?
It’s different from non Newtonian fluid because it’s Newtonian. Such a silly question
Then it is non Newtonian fluid
@@Smokie_bear9896 Hats Off Pal😒😖💩
Holy elitism lmao
I LOVE playing with this stuff. Introduced my kids to it and well. I think the two year old can wait a few more years until I do that again😆 I was cleaning dried corn starch off everything 😁
What about D3O, the "non-Newtonian" substance used in sports clothing to prevent bone breaks? Downhill skiers, motorcycle racers, volleyball players... also used in cellphone covers. All for absorbing impact energy. With D3O it is said that the impact energy is shunted 90 degrees from its axis.
Would love to come here to study quantum physics and aerospace engineering!
i am wondering about possble use of this material as a thermal barriar for fire fighting or protection of property at risk of fire etc. I would like to see how this material would change in function if electrical charges are applied to it. would it enhance or disenhance its rigidity when hit? etc.
00:21 First day after no nut november
1:05 i laughed
Can I ask if cornflour is soluble
Cool! Beautiful explanation🥰❤️
I remember we used to make this mix and pour it on subwoofers on school (idk how the hell the science teacher let us do that) and use different frequencies so the mix will wobble on the speaker. It was fun.
When I was little my intention was to make a clay made out of flour but instead I put cornstarch on it that I thought was flour then I got confused of texture it has but I end up playing with it not knowing the science I made.
This is oddly satisfying
i’m a PCA and apart of the medicine i give IS cornstarch and water, it’s so weird to work with everyday and see how it acts. Especially administering it to someone!
This is how all matter works. There is only vibration but no solid things
If you treat it nicely it stay soft But if you try to hurt it, it defend itself
Very cool!!
I think it's a non Newtonian fluid shows shear thickening(dilatant fluid)
Me: bored KZhead: CORNSTARCH AND WATER
ty!
They would make nice speedbreakers.
Is this more of a quantum effect, or just a difference in how electromagnetism affects the same molecule at different scales (which sounds quantumish)?
It is a non Newtonian fluid , but using it in pot holes. How can we overcome the disadvantage under gradually applied loads ?
excellent
WOW! Yay for Cornstarch!
Me: I can use this cornstarch and water to thicken my sauce! Scientists: I can use this cornstarch and water to save lives with bulletproof vests!
Remind me of that DIY Fleshlight.
Very cool
Mr Beast must fill an Olympic pool with cornstarch and do a bunch of 'walking on water' challenges.
@RelentlessRoger new forearm workout?
0:22 if you know, you know😏🤠
You can use them to make speedbumps thou.. think about it! it will let you pass gently when you slow down
Link of the paper?
It's amazing
I use corn starch in water mix then add castic liquid leye it becomes thick in 2 minute aftar a day cornstarch goes in end of the pot I mix again but it's thin why any solution plz help
this phenomenon is found by my little bro，he told me this weird phenomenon，I can't believe it at first， but now I do.
What about tapioca starch from cassava?i think they both have same behavior
Also, milk shakes, but only at a specific density and temperature.
"Oooh so thats what they make it out of"
ALSO if you mix it with olive oile it becomes electrically excited without physical movement ie it goes stiff the same as with water but with electricity … and also why have I only ever seen one video that shows that affect ….. it would make the perfect break or clutch system
Couldn’t this be used to make more efficient alternative temperature detectors that respond directly to the temperature based on defamation of material and electrical current acting together?
When I was in the 3rd grade we made something like this and this was after our teacher read this Dr. Seuss book Bartholomew and the Oobleck.
Where's the thumbnail?
Magic
Amazing
Finally, an explanation further than "it's a non-newtonian fluid!"
Cornstarch is an alien in liquid form
Its behavior is like that of the shields in Dune
Fill hollow pillars in cars for crazy strength against impacts/crashes.
That’s some serious cornstarch T1000 stuff going on there
I guess I should play with corn starch....
I wanted to see the nail being pulled from it 😥
Can you make bread with just cornstarch water and spices?
This is cool
It reminds me of the armor from Dune.
"100 time smaller than a grain of sand" shows the coarsest sand I've ever seen
Cornstarch armor would go crazy ngl
Why was there so much emphasis on the word act around :40?
Why are they presenting Oobleck like it's some cutting edge technology
DUNE. The slow blade penetrates the shield.
but what if the cornstarch produce lots of bubbles while in heated water. is that normal?
Very cool👏👍
now i know ow ow, this ever happened to me, and lol i wanna cry if remembered that
What is the perfect ration for this?
Really interesting
I believe it’s called a ‘non Newtonian fluid’? The physics in it are intriguing!
do they observe energy or preasure
Now I'm invincible in water balloon fights
This is so great!
Fill this in tyres and they'll never go broken
It also happens to tapioca starch. Not sure if all starches do this.