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Magic Sand

Posted by Hemos on from the flowing-nicely dept.

fist_187 writes "Here's a link to an interesting chemistry video about "magic sand", a hydrophobic solid. I've seen something like this done before with a certain type of pollen. But, this is the first demonstration I've seen that uses a material actually more dense than water."

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  1. I had some of this as a kid... by NetRanger · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did you know that it effectively kills goldfish too?

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