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Is ranch dressing a liquid or a solid? A physicist explains

  • Written by Rae Robertson-Anderson, Professor of Physics & Biophysics, University of San Diego
imageIt pours like a liquid but maintains its shape like a solid.Jack Andersen/Stone via Getty Images

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Is ranch dressing a liquid or a solid? – Gabriel, age 8, DeLand, Florida

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