Non-Newtonian Fluids Come To TV

TV people will understand why this makes me happy. I am doing a story on non-Newtonian fluids and it’s OK

I worked on tomorrow’s tech segment tonight. Coming up with a topic is what takes the most time. We’re doing non-Newtonian fluids. You’ve got to trust me on this.

TV people will understand why this makes me happy. I am doing a story on non-Newtonian fluids and it’s OK. No one has ever asked me to dumb my stories down or keep the topics simple.

It’s funny how this works, because I came onto the subject after watching a video of a student project to fill potholes with a non-Newtonian fluid. I didn’t know it was a non-Newtonian fluid then, because I’d never heard of one!

Silly putty is a non-Newtonian fluid.

A non-Newtonian fluid resists deformation at high shear levels. If you go in slowly you sink. If you go in quickly you stay on the surface.

Anyway, I found cool video and I’m excited to see it put together!