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Originally Posted by Greg Young
There is a recipe for a DIY MR Fluid using readily available materials. The commercial products are a bit pricey for playing around. |
It's not a magnetorheological fluid, but a mixture of cornstarch and water in the proper ratio has the neat property that it will flow like a fluid if poured from a container, but act like a solid if impacted or moved quickly. This is an example of a class of materials called non-Newtonian fluids. Here's a
google link where more information can be found.
-Kevin