In class today we compared different liquids and solids. We looked at the different characteristics of each type of object and decided what properties each one possessed. Then, we were given "oobleck," a mysterious material that shared some of the properties of both a liquid and a solid. Our task was to define whether the oobleck was a liquid or a solid. We used our hands and played with it and tested it out. We tried punching it, sticking our fingers in of it, picking it up, and smashing it. After playing with it for half an hour I determined that I was a liquid. It has many properties of a solid but the deal breaker for me was that it took the shape of its container. When we put the oobleck in the beakers it formed to its shape. On a molecular level I think when force is applied to the oobleck the atoms become static and lock up limiting movement. When left alone the oobleck moves freely as a liquid.
"Not only are we in the universe, the universe is in us as well."
I chose this quote because it really made me step back and think of what my importance was here on earth. After the quote he mentioned that in one of the lower organs near your stomach there is more bacteria than there is people who ever lived on the planet. So, to the bacteria we are their universe. This was a crazy revelation for me because I just went about my day not realizing how insignificant my life is compared to the universe. So many people including me want to live their lives having an impact on the world/universe and be remembered. Sadly the chances of that happening is really small. So, is it even worth it to bust my butt trying to make an impact on the world when i'll just be forgotten? I'm just a grain of sand that's going to get washed away. Although the cause may be hopeless, there is something inside me that keeps pushing me to desire to make an impact on the world/universe. |
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