What is it? I never knew what it really was.
2007-01-27 05:55:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Oobleck is a fictional form of green precipitation invented by children's author Dr. Seuss in the book Bartholomew and the Oobleck. Oobleck was called down from the sky by a king bored with rain and snow. It proved so sticky that it gummed up the whole kingdom, which would have perished had not a page boy named Bartholomew Cubbins (previously renowned for his prolifically reproducing hats) saved the day.
The word has since been used to describe a substance that is used as a science aid to teach children about liquids and solids. This oobleck is created from cornstarch (1 part water to 1.5–2 parts cornstarch). Though initially it acts like a liquid or a jelly, squeezing it in your hand will make it appear to be a solid for a short time. The slime-like substance also behaves in an interesting manner when thrown in the air, molded, heated, or vibrated. Substances like this that become more viscous when agitated or compressed are a subset of non-Newtonian fluids called dilatants. An interesting comparison can be made between different "slimes" by making a batch of glurch (see below) and comparing the physical properties of oobleck and glurch.
In the mid-1980s a Chicago theater company was formed under the name Theater Oobleck[1], deriving its name from the Seuss book. It continues to produce new work to this day.
2007-01-27 06:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by amandac 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
GSL = water at triple point as the poetic chemist pointed out GL=Water again GS = dry ice (CO2)
2016-05-24 05:48:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A solid...it's cornstarch and water.
2007-01-27 06:03:13 · answer #3 · answered by michelle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋