I don’t know what you talk about over breakfast burritos, but the last time I had one I talked with my friend Josh about non-Newtonian fluids and mentioned this video.
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I could offer a lame attempt at an explanation of non-Newtonian fluids, but I think the video helps explain it better than I could in words.