A 660 lb Hulk fist vs a giant pool of oobleck… what could go wrong? From 150 feet in the air, the fist picked up terrifying speed before slamming into the pool. Oobleck reacted in the craziest way — ...

If it's been a while since you've been to a fifth-grade science fair, then you probably don't know about oobleck. Oobleck, which was named after the magic substance in a famous Dr. Seuss book, is what ...

Above left: Trenton Central High School student Leeshua Pica traversed the pool. Below left: Jason Klugman (right), who coordinates the program, joined students in examining the Oobleck mixture.

Lots of people have demonstrated that, surprisingly, if you fill a pool with water and cornstarch you can run across it. Stop, and you sink. How that happens, though, has been something of a mystery ...

If it's been a while since you've been to a fifth-grade science fair, then you probably don't know about oobleck. Oobleck, which was named after the magic substance in a famous Dr. Seuss book, is what ...