Powder acts like liquid when shaken

[butterflydreaming]

Did that get your interest? I wish I had a video of this phenomenon, but I couldn't find one. Toner, the powder in laser printer cartridges, is, well, powder. If you have a bottle of it and move it slowly from side to side in the bottle, it stays a fine powder. But if you shake it up vigorously, it will act like a liquid, swirling around in the bottle just like ink.

I should borrow a bottle of the stuff to show you sometime when we gather.

Comments

[shellyinseattle.livejournal.com]

We just had to switch the first cartidge on our laser printer. HP has a box to send it back in to them. But I was wondering if they're something you can get refilled instead?

[shadow-and-veil.livejournal.com]

You have a color laserjet, if I remember right. (3600?) We can use 2500-2600 series cartridges, but the later series are ones we outsource (made by a wholesaler). If you do have a 3600 or higher number series, go ahead and use the HP label or take it to Staples.

^_^

[shellyinseattle.livejournal.com]

Impressive memory! Yes, we have a 3600n. I'll be sure to send it into HP then. Thanks!

A present for you....

[shellyinseattle.livejournal.com]

http://imgur.com/aeGn4

Perfect for an anime loving barrista-type.

Yep, a liquid

[omnifarious.livejournal.com]

It's what they think will happen to the ground under the viaduct and near the seawalls if a serious earthquake happens.