Talk:Dilatant

message: I added an explanation to how dilatants work on a molecular scale, and i have a source, but i'm not sure how to add it.  I copied some code and pasted to the edit page, putting in the relevant source, and it created a footnote number, but not a reference section at the end of the article, could someone who knows how references work fix this?  The source is an encyclopedia: Editor: Nicholas P Cheremisihoff, Source: Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics: Rheology and Non-Newtonian Flows, Volume: 7, Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas, 1988.  Thanks!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cas315 (talk • contribs) 16:05, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Mechanics Reference

message: Silly putty page says silly putty is not strictly dilatent: perhaps a different example should be used
:The problem with giving "good" examples is that most non-Newtonian fluids don't fall neatly into a single category, nor are the categories mutually exclusive.  Dilatant means that a fluid thickens under shear, and Silly Putty most definately does exhibit that property--yank it, it snaps, hit it with a hammer, it shatters.  Silly putty is also visco-elastic, in that in its thickened state, it rebounds after deformation, which is why after it snaps it rebounds, and when thrown at the floor, it bounces.  I have been meaning to re-do the chart at the non-Newtonian fluid article (see Talk:Non-Newtonian_fluid) to make this more clear, as other people have expressed confusion over different example substances also appearing in other categories.  scot 14:33, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It seems to me that if silly putty is not a dilatant, we should not give it as an example as one even if it demostrates some of the properties of one. However if you do wish to include it, I think you need to at least mention it is not a dilatant even if it shows similar properties Nil Einne 15:14, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Silly putty 

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thread_title:  Possible vandalism alert 

message: Dear user 71.22.156.40: Your edits to the Dilatant page appear improper.  First, attempting to “out” the editor (“reverted possible self-promotion or marketing...by Jason Jackson of Charybdis Research”) may be viewed as a form of harassment:  “Posting another editor's personal information is harassment . . . Posting such information about another editor is an unjustifiable and uninvited invasion of privacy and may place that editor at risk of harm outside of their activities on Wikipedia.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:OUTING#Posting_of_personal_information).
Second, the material you deleted was under the “Applications” heading on the Dilatant Wikipedia page.  I believe that the use of shear thickening fluid (STF) for small-arms is a new, useful, and exciting application, much like the use of STF for liquid body armor.  Moreover, the contribution is backed-up by a U.S. Patent that describes and enables the use of STF with small-arms ammunition.  If you disagree with the particular application or the science, please explain your position (with citations) – otherwise, I believe that the application of STF to small-arms ammunition warrants inclusion as an Application on this page.
In an effort to reach an amicable resolution, I’m happy to consider your revisions (or those of another editor) – less than an entire deletion – to the paragraph.  Please let me know how you intend to proceed. Best regards - Makarov  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Master Makarov (talk • contribs) 22:56, 9 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits to Small-Arms Application 

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message: It seems the top image in this article is incorrect. Shear-thickening fluids have a viscosity that increases with shear stress, and shear-thinning fluids have a viscosity that decreases with shear stress.
See a correct image in this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Newtonian_fluid
2A02:AA10:E27E:E400:70A7:E076:F4CB:8A41 (talk) 15:27, 6 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect top image?