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Using Non-Newtonian Fluids To Fill Potholes
sciencehabit writes in with a link about a group of students who have come up with an interesting idea about how to fill potholes. "Non-Newtonian fluids are the stars of high school science demonstrations. In one example, an ooey-gooey batter made from corn starch and water oozes like a liquid when moved slowly. But punch it, or run across a giant puddle of it, and it becomes stiff like a solid. Now, a group of college students has figured out a new use for the strange stuff: filler for potholes."
P.S. It will be a cold day in hell before you find Police patching potholes.
True. Though I'd never thought about... that would be a really good idea. They're out there anyway, 99% of their job is idle time and they've got the vehicle and equipment to block off a lane of traffic.
Potholes and the asshole of a citizen are two different things. They are only interested in putting things into one of the two.