Cool, Katt! A non-Newtonian fluid yet! One word of caution. Since it is a suspension, the water and borax will eventually separate out. I made a similar kid of gunk with cornstarch, and the separated out cornstarch makes a a solid clump that can block a drain. I don't know whether or not that is true of Borax, but you might want to dispose of it in the trash when you're finished with it.
Yeah. It's a version of Silly Putty, of course. I did the physics/chemistry of this stuff with Sunny when she was a sophomore and used this site: http://dwb4.unl.edu/chem_source_pdf/POLY.pdf, p.13 onward. Shortly after that she had a nervous breakdown.Hee hee, saw this and I know it's an old thread, but I used to make this stuff all the time as a kid...Oh the memories.
God Phil, I adore your outrageously thorough answers... Amazing. Yeah I remember breaking down the process of which the reaction occurs between the glue, water, and detergent in 8th grade. My reaction was, "Screw the science, gimme the goo!", Ahh good/sad times.Yeah. It's a version of Silly Putty, of course. I did the physics/chemistry of this stuff with Sunny when she was a sophomore and used this site: http://dwb4.unl.edu/chem_source_pdf/POLY.pdf, p.13 onward. Shortly after that she had a nervous breakdown.
Yeah, it is good stuff! Let me tell you, though, that you'd give outrageously thorough answers, too, if all you had to talk to all day was a dog better known for his good looks than his smarts. I've been reading Gould's book on ontogeny and phylogeny to him, but he can't even pronounce most of the words, much less engage in a spirited discussion!
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