Magic Cornflour Gloop
Professor O will help you learn: Gloop is a wonderfully strange mixture that feels solid when you press it fast but runs like liquid when you hold it gently, giving children a first, hands-on taste of how materials can behave in surprising ways.
⚠️ Constant supervision near water and near a slippery floor; although the ingredients are food-safe this is for exploring, not eating, and wet cornflour makes floors very slippery so wipe up spills straight away.
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