Cornstarch Fingers and Holes

This is a lovely bit of science, vibrating cornstarch, puffing and blowing makes persistent holes and a writhing mass of finger-like protrusions.

Maggie // Jan 27, 2007 at 7:17 pm

Husband wants to know “what are they vibrating it with?” Guess cornstarch is what we would call cornflour in UK? Fun stuff to play with! And an amazing video – thanks so much for that!

Best wishes from Liverpool
David Bradley // Jan 28, 2007 at 8:40 am

Cornstarch = cornflour.

I presume they’ve got it on top of a laboratory vibrator (used for shaking mixtures and doing cornflour experiments among other things!)
Michael Fourman // Jun 16, 2007 at 11:39 am

We did it at home three years ago – see website for details.

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