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Make A Hole - And Sustain It Indefinitely
Mick Ohrberg writes "Florian Merkt, Robert Deegan, and Erin Rericha, all at the University of Texas, have shown that a hole created in a water and cornstarch mixture with a puff of air can be persistent if the mixture is shaken at about 120Hz with acceleration being in the 12g-25g range. The physics behind the phenomenon has not yet been explained."
It's quite simple, really. The glass container in which the corn starch is stored resonates perfectly at 120Hz. Had the researchers used a difference thickness, weight or purity of glass, the required frequency would be different, though far less stable. What they have done, in effect, is open a very small gateway into a sub-level dimension. It is fortunate that they did not accelerate the container to a rate generating more force, which would have caused the hole to open larger; they might have inadvertently unleashed one of these.
"Honey, is that an earthquake?" "No dear, they are just shaking the planet at 120MHz to maintain a hole so that sunken treasure can be salvaged..."
How much cornstarch do you need for the Red Sea anyway?
Doesn't ACME have a patent on portable holes? I think these guys may want to check with their lawyers...
How'd they come across this?
Hey Joe... Let's take some water... and add some cornstarch.. and then. hmm... apply a really high frequency, and then puff some air down into it.
Ya know Bob, that's a really great idea.
-Jesse
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