LeidenForce4d ago

A cornstarch-water droplet can behave like a liquid and a solid at the same time, depending on how it is stressed.

High-speed imaging reveals how these “oobleck” drops reshape on impact, highlighting the surprising physics of shear-thickening fluids.

🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01109-3

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Liquid or solid? Oobleck droplets are both

High-speed cameras can observe the strange behaviour of a cornstarch–water mixture.