What is Oobleck?

Bartholomew and Ooblec

Oobleck is a fictitious substance created by a character in Dr. Suess’s book Bartholomew and the Oobleck. This story begins with King Derwin’s tiring of the rain, sun, wind and snow. Bartholomew, King Derwin’s page boy, was instructed to summon the king’s magicians, ordering them to create something new to fall from the sky. Oobleck, a sticky green slime, began to fall from the sky….1, 8

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