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If a non-Newtonian fluid, using Oobleck as an example, has a disproportionate amount of cornflower to water, so that it is essentially just a solid, does that mean that it is only the force of gravity, or less, required to cause it to be solid?

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The effect only appears when the liquid is stressed, that is when it experiences unequal forces, for example by the unequal flow rates caused by stirring or shaking. Gravity alone acts equally over the whole liquid and causes no stress, thus no effect.