> > When all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail. > > Electric repulsion at the atomic scale might have the characteristics of a > thixotropic liquid. > > Slam like charges together and they resist intensely. Bring the > charges together slowly and the resistance diminishes. > > (e.g cornstarch > and water --> "oblek" ). > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp1wUodQgqQ > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU7iuJ98fRQ&feature=related > > Harry > >
See how this non-newtonian (thixotropic) fluid made from a mix of corn starch and water can protect an egg placed in a plastic bag containing the fuild. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYSlK4f94p0 It suggests a new model of the "liquid drop" nucleus, where the liquid is a non-newtonian fluid. Harry
