Oobleck fork oil.
Remember playing with Oobleck as a kid?
Any petrochemical engineers here?
Typically Oobleck was made with 2 parts cornstarch and one part water. It’s a non-Newtonian fluid. Under low stress it was more liquid but under heavy stress was more solid. See what I’m getting at...
To those more informed than me - what am I missing?
Looking at the manufacturer’s specs regarding 75W140 gear oils, specifically the 100*C rating in centistokes I find several that fall well within the SAE 90 range rather than 140 at the high end. Mobil 1 was the thinnest of all. At the other...