Re:At high pressures, potassium adopts a mix of crystalline ...
by halfjew222 on Tuesday April 09, 2019 @11:15AM
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Love oobleck - really neat stuff.
From the article, it seems that what’s described is slightly different. While oobleck requires certain stimulation to achieve its states (standing still on Oobleck, you will sink; walking across oobleck, you’ll be fine) the potassium contraption described chemically appears to be a solid but is also actually melting.
Forgive me if I didn’t do a good job describing, but I felt the difference was worth pointing out. Perhaps it would be fair too to say that the potassium did require a little prodding at 20,000 an increase in pressure to that of earth.
From the article, it seems that what’s described is slightly different. While oobleck requires certain stimulation to achieve its states (standing still on Oobleck, you will sink; walking across oobleck, you’ll be fine) the potassium contraption described chemically appears to be a solid but is also actually melting.
Forgive me if I didn’t do a good job describing, but I felt the difference was worth pointing out. Perhaps it would be fair too to say that the potassium did require a little prodding at 20,000 an increase in pressure to that of earth.