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What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - freeradical - 05-07-2008
The video takes a little while to load, but it's kind of interesting. The silly putty shatters when it hits the ground.
Oh those bored geeks...
http://csc2.sunbelt-software.com/putty/
Re: What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - Paul F. - 05-07-2008
Silly Putty... the 5th state of matter?
Re: What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - BigGuynRusty - 05-07-2008
[quote Paul F.]Silly Putty... the 5th state of matter? Yes, and Zectron is the sixth!:
http://www.superballs.com/
BGnR
Re: What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - incognegro - 05-07-2008
What kind of name for a toy is Balzac?
http://www.balzactoys.com/
(warning, loud obnoxious site)
Re: What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - the_poochies - 05-07-2008
[quote incognegro]What kind of name for a toy is Balzac?
http://www.balzactoys.com/
(warning, loud obnoxious site)
Maybe that company can sell this (marginally NSFW).
Re: What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - Jimmypoo - 05-07-2008
bad experiment. it should have been machine rolled under pressure.
Re: What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - BigGuynRusty - 05-07-2008
[quote Jimmypoo]bad experiment. it should have been machine rolled under pressure. I don't know anything about the pressure, but temperature and height of the drop has a lot to do with the breakage.
If I remember my "Silly Putty" science correctly, it stretches if you pull it slowly, and breaks if you pull it quickly.
Maybe a lower floor?
BGnR
Re: What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - mikebw - 05-07-2008
Silly putty is kind of like a non-newtonian fluid, the more force is applied to it the putty will become more like a solid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Newtonian_fluid
You can make pools of the stuff and run across without falling in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2XQ97XHjVw
Re: What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - Acer - 05-07-2008
So it makes a great toy and a youtube video, but does Silly Putty have a practical application?
Re: What happens when 50 pounds of silly putty hits the ground? - beerman - 05-07-2008
