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How To: Make Non-Newtonian Fluid (& Experiment with it!)

Step 5Experimenting: Ice (Version 2)

In this experiment, a cup of non-Newtonian fluid was put in an ice bath to see the effects it would have on the solution.

The solution because more solidified and would crack and break apart instead of turning back into a liquid. Kind of obvious, but fun nonetheless.

So, now it's time for you to start experimenting! Post any other experiments you do here.

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8 comments

Jan 10, 2008. 11:51 PM23mcharlotte says:

what use dose this have?

Jan 11, 2008. 9:16 AMtechnick29 (author) says:

Any use that you can think of.

Oct 9, 2011. 3:59 PMszulli-randall says:

Put it in a squirt gun!
Throw it at people!
Put it in a potato and shoot it out of a potato gun!

Feb 21, 2008. 7:03 PMdudemonkeys says:

If this stuff can harden enough to stop a bullet, this could be used in bulletproofing.

Mar 4, 2008. 7:24 PMnintendo309 says:

That is one of the ideas, because it is easy to manuvure, but can become hard.

Mar 11, 2008. 5:14 PMdudemonkeys says:

They've actually found that this property is shown in a suspension of silicon beads (nanosized) in (poly)ethylene glycol. Kevlar soaked in this is more resistant to bullets and 4 layers of soaked kevlar performs as well as 14 layers of normal kevlar.

Aug 13, 2008. 4:23 PMnintendo309 says:

So 14 layers of kevlar would be... *does math* 49 layers of KEVLAR! Jeeze. That would probably stop a bullet.

Mar 6, 2009. 6:05 PMshammallamaman says:

Mythbusters tried it, didn't work :(

Dec 20, 2010. 7:13 AMrailroad9 says:

Fortunately for law-enforcement (and unfortunately for Adam and Jaimie), a single data-point doesn't really prove anything. There's already a good bit of testing and exploring of non-Newtonian fluids for armor, so yeah, it's on its way!

Mar 11, 2008. 6:16 PMtechnick29 (author) says:

Nice!

Apr 18, 2010. 10:15 AMWPee says:

Consider making a Non-Newtonian Fluid "Cloud" over parts of earth to BULLET STOP incoming meteors (and aliens) as they speed toward us.

Kinda of a KLINGON anti-matter force field....SHIELDS UP !!!

May 7, 2011. 5:07 AMCmdShepard85 says:

ROFL that would be great!...if it were possible

Jun 27, 2010. 7:32 AMBERGERMAN47 says:

hi i zapped some in the microwave and it went hard kinda turned into a substance a lot like plain corn flour.

Jun 27, 2010. 7:36 AMBERGERMAN47 says:

i forgot to mention this was straight after it had been in the fridge for a few hours

Jun 27, 2010. 8:02 AMBERGERMAN47 says:

sorry for triple post everyone but i just found that adding more water, quite a bit actually, turns it back to normal.