Description
Welcome to ooblexity. We begin with a mixture of cornstarch and water, with food coloring added for contrast. The fluid is shaken at 60Hz in a subwoofer. As the acceleration of the speaker cone increases, Faraday waves give way to delocalized protrusions resembling a boiling, biological, liquid. The non-newtonian oobleck is a shear thickening fluid, acting like a solid when in contact with the speaker. For more installments of recreational truth, visit onehappybird.com
inspired by
merkt, deegan, goldman, rericha, and swinney
persistent holes in a fluid
physical review letters, 2004
produced by
chris danforth, peter dodds (math), dave hammond (physics)
darren hitt, ryan mcdevitt, nick vachon (mech eng)
audio by xtranormal.com
specs
2tbs cornstarch, 3.5 tsp water, drizzle of food coloring
1000w kenwood subwoofer, shaken at 60hz
video via a phantom v310 at 2000fps
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