Could Cornstarch Have Plugged BP's Oil Well?
One physicist says that a substance familiar to young children ? oobleck, a mixture of cornstarch and water ? might have helped stop the flow of oil from BP's blown-out well.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2011/03/05/134268980/could-cornstarch-have-plugged-bps-oil-well?ft=1&f=1007