Spyke
lemmy.world

Non-Newtonian fluid would be fun, but the Jesus run would get banned after the first season.

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Me, a few minutes ago: "is it Mythbusters? I bet it's Mythbusters. Mythbusters did this once."

it's not mythbusters

clicks play to enjoy a new thing

Ooooohhhhh fuck yeah that's the stuff.

Thanks for the dopamine hit.

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It depends on the force being applied and how still the fluid is still, but it's certainly plausible. Think of oobleck (cornstarch and water). Hitting with enough speed and force, the surface will act like a solid

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Braniac, a British show kinda like mythbusters, filled a pool with custard and walked over it.

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moodyreply
lemmings.world

Ketchup is a non-Newtonian fluid and I'm pretty sure that wouodn't work Oobleck might though.

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lemmy.ml

It would be interesting swimming in diesel. Or mineral oil

Edit: on second thought, the diesel vapours works probably kill you

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That's what makes it interesting. It's a race to see who can go the furthest before having to exit the pool to breathe.

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no it's okay, he's male, he's allowed to have all of the genetic advantages he wants

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Ever since the banana peel slip myth, I've wondered what it would be like to swim in a pool filled with that industrial lube they used when they couldn't confirm the myth as stated and had to forcibly make it slippery.

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did you see the Nitro Circus behind the scenes for that giant water slide they built? to get enough speed to hit the jump at the end, you had to use lube along with the water so they had these giant 55 gallon drums of KY

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sh.itjust.works

Can we start making golf courses out of gravel instead of environmentally damaging grass?

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lemmy.world

Or, better yet, all golf is moved to digital/putt-putt. No need to waste all that land just to hit a ball.

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Rentlarreply
lemmy.ca

Then create a new biathlon category: putt putt golf + laser tag.

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don
lemm.ee

No molten glass? No fucking lava? tf is this weakass shit?

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TootSweetreply
lemmy.world

I swim 100 laps in an olympic-sized pool of mercury every day before breakfast.

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donreply

mfw you’re not swimming in an olympic-sized pool of gleaming liquid iridium.

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moodyreply
lemmings.world

It's the tough black mineral that won't cop out when there's heat all about.

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They have hurdles so what about a swimming obstacle course? Have them go through underwater hoops and tubes or over/under underwater bars.

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lemmy.world

I remember seeing something that a pool filled with liquids thicker than water wouldn't really affect your ability to swim in it, it doesn't even affect the speed at which you swim in it. You would need a liquid that's several times more viscous than something like a syrup to see any real difference from just swimming in water.

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