Future Road Barricades
Have you ever wondered how the future road Barricade may be made up of?
I have got an Innovative idea, Its corn Starch solution
[Don't just leave here and go, read more, go ahead!!!]
Corn Starch Solution is a Non-Newtonian Fluid
In Case you don't know what Is non-newtonian fluid it is a fluid that does not follow Newton's law of viscosity
Non-Newtonian fluids turn into solids when pressure is applied. This process is called impact-activated solidification. Many salt solutions and molten polymers are examples of non-Newtonian fluids, as are many commonly found substances such as custard, honey, toothpaste, starch suspensions, corn starch, paint, blood, melted butter, and shampoo.
Corn Starch solution is very different from other fluids/solutions
If you hit the solution very hard, it will react back with the same force
This solution would be useful for corner turns on mountains or hairpin bends
this solution would be filled in an easily breakable covering or soft plastic
Now you may wonder that if a car hit this barricade, the car would push the barricade and fall off the cliff, But no...
This Barricade will have the same or less effective as an Iron Barricade when crashed
This might be cost-effective and eco-friendly [Plastics are used comparatively less in this...]
This Concept barrier might have some drawbacks [rotting and problems of using more cornstarch but there need to be an artificial one replacing this cornstarch, like artificial meat.........]
This concept is NOT transcribed from some source [fully visualised by me]
This is just one of my Idea
credits-ScienceMandotcom
please watch the youtube video from 1:41 to know about the corn starch
Thank you and do comment as there will be some drawbacks????
Manufacturing Engineer at Kellenberger | Penn State | Concrete 3D Printing
4 年Hey Lakshman K Gopal. The concept that you have suggested is really cool, and you've done some 'out of the box' thinking. I really appreciate your efforts to convey this idea to the audience. 'Corn Starch' has always been a favourite for Youtube Scientists, and implementation of 'corn starch barriers' might have a very long way to go, since you are suggesting it for a critical application 'automobile crashes'. Anyways, keep up your good work, and I hope to see more of these ideas from you.