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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>ooblick</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../O.html" title="O"/><link rel="previous" href="one-liner-wars.html" title="one-liner wars"/><link rel="next" href="thread-OP.html" title="OP"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">ooblick</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="one-liner-wars.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">O</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="thread-OP.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="ooblick"/><dt xmlns="" id="ooblick"><b>ooblick</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/oo´blik/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [from the Dr. Seuss title <i class="citetitle">Bartholomew and the
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Oobleck</i>; the spelling ‘oobleck’ is still current in
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the mainstream] A bizarre semi-liquid sludge made from cornstarch and
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water. Enjoyed among hackers who make batches during playtime at parties
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for its amusing and extremely non-Newtonian behavior; it pours and
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splatters, but resists rapid motion like a solid and will even crack when
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hit by a hammer. Often found near lasers.</p><p>Here is a field-tested ooblick recipe contributed by GLS:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>1 cup cornstarch</p></li><li><p>1 cup baking soda</p></li><li><p>3/4 cup water</p></li><li><p>N drops of food coloring</p></li></ul></div><p>This recipe isn't quite as non-Newtonian as a pure cornstarch
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ooblick, but has an appropriately slimy feel.</p><p>Some, however, insist that the notion of an ooblick
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<span class="emphasis"><em>recipe</em></span> is far too mechanical, and that it is best to
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add the water in small increments so that the various mixed states the
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cornstarch goes through as it <span class="emphasis"><em>becomes</em></span> ooblick can be
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grokked in fullness by many hands. For optional ingredients of this
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experience, see the <i class="citetitle">
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<a href="../chemicals.html" title="Ceremonial Chemicals">Ceremonial Chemicals</a></i> section of Appendix B.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="one-liner-wars.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../O.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="thread-OP.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">one-liner wars </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> OP</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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