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Jul 2, 2004 | 02:43 AM

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Munkey

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Physics & Cornstarch

Neat video involving Faraday waves (sp?) and a water/cornstarch soultion. I've been watching it over and over again, it's just trippy!!

http://www.cse.psu.edu/~migdal/cornstarch.wmv

*Video is pretty big. . .dial-up users will be stuck in purgatory.

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Jul 2, 2004 | 03:58 AM

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Mike W

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The link came up with ones and zeros and weird stuff. I seem to remember cornstarch and a flame.

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Jul 2, 2004 | 09:06 AM

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Try it again Mike, it worked for me. I watched the thing three times. The multiplying fingers one was good..

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Jul 2, 2004 | 09:30 AM

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Now that's bizarre...I think I'm gonna dig out my old photographic solution vibrating stirrers, buy a box of cornstarch and give that a try! -TD

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