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Cornstarch + Water + Subwoofer = Amazing Physics Video

Posted by Kit Eaton at 1:15 AM on July 12, 2008

It's Friday, you've been swimming in a sea of iPhone news... so what's better to distract you than this amazing vid. It's a demonstration of the joys of non-Newtonian liquids (look 'em up: amazing things), showing exactly how they can confound your expectations. In this case it's a cornstarch fluid on a metal sheet on a subwoofer, behaving as if gravity is optional. Try it yourself: add cornstarch to water until it just gets to a "weird" state, and then play. Fun hey? Just don't make too much of a mess, particularly if you're at your desk (and why the heck have you got cornstarch handy there?) [Random Good Stuff]


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Gadgets

Courvoisier Branded iPhone and iPod Make Us Talk Like the Ladies Man

Posted by Jason Chen at 3:30 AM on April 16, 2008

Hello callah. This here is the ladieth man. Today we have an extra special thurprise for you, Courvoisier branded iPhones, BlackBerry 8800 and iPods. You thee, I want to do something thpecial for the ladieth of the world, which is why I'm working with Complex Magazine to auction off these fine thpecimens on eBay come May 19. And if there's one thing the ladieth man likes, it's Courvoisier. If there's two things the ladieth man likes, it's Courvoisier and iPhones that look like they're made by Colorware. Oooh, ith's a lady!


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