Cornstarch Walk on the Ellen Show Steve Spangler teaches Ellen DeGeneres how to walk on cornstarch and water  email to friend
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As a kid, you probably mixed up a batch of Oobleck - the classic science experiment using cornstarch and water. The people at the Ellen DeGeneres Show liked the experiment, but they wanted something just a little bit bigger. The new material list called for a large, heavily reinforced tank, a few hundred gallons of water and 2,500 boxes of cornstarch. Oh, did we forget to mention the last ingredient... a cement truck. The Cornstarch Walk on Water segment went down as one of Ellen's all-time favorite bits. 

The original air date was February 13, 2008.