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“While I was doing the experiment with the cornmeal and the water, I realized that I was able to make Ooblek. At that moment, many questions came to my mind such as, what’s really the Oobleck? I know it has to do with the chemical composition of the water and the cornmeal, and it is also the transition of liquid mix ( water and solid cornmeal), but I ask myself, would the temperature of the water affect the reaction?

I think it was very fun to do this activity, but I would like to know how it happens, and how the mix stays as Oobleck for some seconds. Are there any more products around the house (that I could use) that could also work to make Oobleck? Thank you for this educational cartoon.”

—Arai, Berkeley, CA