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I tested out a few swings of a baseball bat onto some rice, and then I started to verbally degrade it. It was okay, but kinda plain.

I then tried oobleck, but it got too dense to physically abuse.

Any tips?

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[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] HiImThomasPynchon@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

They're comfy and easy to wear

[–] Kefla@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago

I'm a big fan of dihydrogen monoxide

[–] CredibleBattery@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

There's a secret Substance they won't tell you about. they say it only appears if you're pure of heart. that's all i know. that's it. you've exhausted my dialogue.

[–] frisbird@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 days ago

Non-newtonian ones

[–] Aradino@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm a big fan of compressing gasses

But don't do it adiabatically. You want the compression to be irreversible.

[–] Bolshechick@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago

There is actually one and only one substance, read Spinoza

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You already tried Oobleck? Well I'm out of ideas. You've tried solids and non-newtonian fluids, maybe try a liquid or a gas?

[–] oliveoil@hexbear.net 1 points 4 days ago

Yea oobleck is baller

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 2 points 3 days ago

Bose Einstein Condensates sound fun

[–] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago

What did that rice do to you? Honly shit I'm calling the police!

[–] Trying2KnowMyself@hexbear.net 6 points 4 days ago
[–] larrikin99@hexbear.net 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Baryonic, its a classic for a reason.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is that real, what does it do?

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

What doesn't it do?

Real answerThis is just "matter" in the ordinary sense. Baryons are a broad class of particles that includes protons and neutrons, so "baryonic matter" is basically all non-exotic stuff. That's the joke.

[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 4 points 4 days ago

Y'all heard about c-

volcel-kamala

eviscerated

[–] lurker_supreme@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago

You should write a scathing review of "The Substance" (2024)

[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago

I want some cathinones, legal analogues of khat that are shelf stable. Coca leaf. Poppie pods/opium, and idk. Probably all sorts of cool drugs we do not even know about because we are sheep cut off from knowledge so corporations can monetize drugs and monopolize their sale.

[–] Diurnambu1e@hexbear.net 2 points 4 days ago