The Weissenberg Effect Shown Using a Non-Newtonian Fluid

By Peter Brunsgaard, for Get Wet 2016.

Weissenberg effects are seen when a non-newtonian fluid is put into torsional shear making the fluid climb up whatever is applying the shear. Here the non-newtonian fluid is ‘slime’ made from Borax and Elmer’s Glue.

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