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TIL about the Weissenberg effect: when you stir certain unusual liquids, they sometimes climb up the stirring rod instead of being pushed outward. This strange behavior happens with some non-Newtonian fluids (liquids that don't flow like water) and is used in some manufacturing processes.

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