The Viscous : Slime, Stickiness, Fondling, Mixtures

Slime, goo, gunge, gloop, gels, sols, globules, jellies, emulsions, greases, soaps, syrups, glues, lubricants, liquid crystals, moulds, plasmas, and protoplasms – the viscous is not one thing, but rather a quality of resistance and flow, of stickiness and slipperiness. It is a state of matter that o...

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Autor principal: Freddie Mason
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Publicado: punctum books 2020
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