September 29, 2006

Shaken Cornstarch Grows Fingers

  I guess I lead a sheltered life since I didn’t know about the “cornstarch reaction“. Make sure you watch the end of the first video. The last video is cute… “Due to its dilatant behavior, cornstarch suspended in water is not a good analog for modeling a Newtonian lower crust. However, workers have suggested that crystal-rich magmas behave in a dilatant manner (Smith, 1997; 2000), as evidenced by brittle

R/C Car VR System

  This home made VR R/C car is quit well done, it seem to be quite responsive. “A gyroscope is mount on the video headset. the movement of the head control the movement of the onboard cam”