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5 Strangest Materials

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the you-too-can-be-a-jesus-lizard dept.

MattSparkes writes to tell us that NewScientist recently posted a quick look at five interesting materials with some very strange properties. There are liquids you can walk on, liquids that will escape containers by creeping up the sides, and magnetic liquids that can easily show you the shape of magnetic fields. The story also offers video links to display some of more amazing properties described.

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  1. Putin on the ritz by Tablizer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Putin's Political Defense League bought up the whole lot of all 5.

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