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Magnetic silly putty

Magnetic silly putty
Thinking Putty (also known as Silly Putty) is a silicone polymer children's toy. Silly putty is fun because it has some unique properties: it is viscoelastic, meaning it can be stretched and shaped and mashed back together again; and as its apparent viscosity increases directly with respect to the amount of force applied (read: it can be torn or shattered with impact). Silly putty is a non-Newtonian viscoelastic polymer, better characterized as a dilatant fluid. Also, it bounces. Ok, enough science. I'm sure we've all played with Thinking Putty in our youth, but how about magnetic silly putty? By adding a ferrous component to an already wacky toy we can keep all characteristics of the original putty, but now have the additional dimension of magnetism! Enough talk, let's make some magnetic putty!

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How to Make Silly Putty Video Silly putty can be made with common household objects, and is a great chemistry experiment to do with kids. Get two different methods for making homemade silly putty in this video from About.com.See Transcript Hi, I'm James Clinard for About.com. Today I'm going to show you two different methods of making silly putty. How to Make Silly Putty with Borax For the first method, you'll need: How to Make a Hula Hoop How to Make a Collapsible Hoop: Since I've been getting quite a few requests for collapsible hoop-making instructions lately, here are the basics. In addition to what you need to make a regular hoop, to make a collapsible, you need:

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