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So another question regarding our oobleck walk.....how well will that large of amount of oobleck stay if we make it the night before our event? I am assuming that if dried out at all we could just add some water to get it back to right consistency. Anyone have experience with this?



Kathy Fournier

Associate Vice President of Education

McWane Science Center

200 19th Street North

Birmingham, AL 35203

205-714-8254

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Subject: Re: oobleck run through



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Sounds awesome, Joe! But, uh.... how did you clean up/dispose of all

that obbleck?



Jonah Cohen

Outreach & Public Programs Manager

The Children's Museum



"Discontent is the first necessity of progress."

        -Thomas Edison



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Hello Kathy,



We did an oobleck run last year with a trough that was 1 foot deep and 8

feet in diameter. The distance across was about right for the folks who

moved quickly. For those who hesitated, the large diameter meant that

our rescue crew had to step in quickly or risk losing people. Don't do

more than 1foot deep. Don't. 



The math yields ~50 cubic feet, or a bit less than 2 cubic yards, which

we achieved with 2000lbs--40 bags--of cornstarch. 



Joe

Joe Hastings

Executive Director

Don Harrington Discovery Center

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