Why do cornstarch and water do that thing?

<p><strong>#078</strong></p><p>It's one of life's most head-scratchy questions, and one of the most popular chemistry mysteries for youtubers. So let's get to the bottom of this crazy, shape-shifting substance, and finally find out why cornstarch and water do that thing!</p><p>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee to help keep our show going AND free.</a></p><p><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=jam">How to start a podcast.</a> &lt;- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happen!</p><p><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/getting-tomato-sauce-out-of-the-bottle-minus-the-mess">https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/getting-tomato-sauce-out-of-the-bottle-minus-the-mess</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/rheology">https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/materials-science/rheology</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/2016-2017/february-2017/no-hit-wonder-d3o.html">https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/2016-2017/february-2017/no-hit-wonder-d3o.html</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ef502171d">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ef502171d</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c01760">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c01760</a></li> <li><a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed082p445">https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed082p445</a></li> <li><a href="http://helix.northwestern.edu/blog/2009/08/walking-water-er-oobleck-science-chicago-finale">http://helix.northwestern.edu/blog/2009/08/walking-water-er-oobleck-science-chicago-finale</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/116/42/20828.short?rss=1">https://www.pnas.org/content/116/42/20828.short?rss=</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/o