Science News for Kids » Scott Waitukaitis http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Mon, 20 May 2013 22:47:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Walking on water http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/scientists-explain-why-a-liquid-like-cornstarch-and-water-can-sometimes-act-like-a-solid/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/scientists-explain-why-a-liquid-like-cornstarch-and-water-can-sometimes-act-like-a-solid/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:23:13 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13423 his cornstarch and water goo looks like a liquid, but put your hand on the surface and pull up, like a researcher here, and the goo sticks and rises with your hand (before gravity takes over and it drops). That's because in motion, this goo becomes thick and heavy like a solid. Credit: University of Chicago

Scientists explain why a liquid can sometimes act like a solid]]> his cornstarch and water goo looks like a liquid, but put your hand on the surface and pull up, like a researcher here, and the goo sticks and rises with your hand (before gravity takes over and it drops). That's because in motion, this goo becomes thick and heavy like a solid. Credit: University of Chicago

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