transcript: Hi. I'm Dr. Hajime. What's today? July 7 is Tanabata. Let me explain what
Tanabata is. It's about Hikoboshi and
his girlfriend, Orihime. Hikoboshi and his girlfriend
Orihime... So, here's the story. Orihime...argh...forget it. Orihime and Hikoboshi...
There's also a god... who separated them. He created a river
that separated them. But once a year, the two loved each other,
so once a year on July 7, the god allowed the two
to cross the river and meet. Did I get it right? I think I did. Orihime and Hikoboshi crossed
the river once a year to date. These two lovers could
only meet once a year. What a touching story...
Not! Not touching at all! How can he pull apart these
lovers? I want to use science and
do something for them. Dr. Hajime wants
to bring them together with a river you can walk on. I want Orihime and Hikoboshi
to live together. If you mix flour and water, you can walk on it without
sinking. It's called dilatancy. I'm going to create a river in my house and
add 50kg of flour to it to get a river I can walk on. I'll add flour and get a white,
Milky Way. On behalf of Hikoboshi and
for him, everyone and Orihime, I'll make a Milky Way they
can cross. This is all for love. So the first step is... Cornstarch? Are cornstarch and flour
the same? Wait. Don't tell me they're
different. Shit, maybe I screwed up.
They're different. Shit, I messed up. Hold on, it's not flour
I need; it's cornstarch. Ah, crap. I completely
screwed up. One hour later. Oh, come on... My only wish
for Tanabata: to return all the flour I
bought. Let's do this! This is not funny. I screwed up. I'll create the Milky Way here. I absolutely cannot wet the
floor so I've got to be extra
careful. Perfect. Now that the floor is
completely waterproof, I'll create the mouth of the
river. So I managed to create the
Milky Way. Next, the river water. One that Hikoboshi can walk on. Not part of the plan. Here goes. Can you see?
It doesn't stick to your hands. See? You can touch it like
this. See? The Milky Way's river water
I can run on is complete, so now I will make more. Whoa, cool, ah! Maybe I can run on this fluid. Shit, I can't. The Milky Way. Hope I can clean this up. I'm going to pour a lot more. The second batch is ready.
Let's pour it into the river. It's heavy. Here goes. Whoa! Good, good, good, good. So it's finally ready.
This is it. A handmade Milky Way
you can run on. Let's see. I'll try to run on it. You can tell if I'm sinking
by looking at my feet. My feet are submerged
if my toes are hidden. Will the two meet on Tanabata? Here I go. Three, two, one. The moment of truth! See? Look, look.
I'm walking on it! I can walk on it! Can I run? Yes, I can! I'm floating, I'm floating.
We did it! Ah, I sank. Okay. The river is shallow. Check out the next video too!!
Share on SNS! It's hard to tell because it's shallow,
so I'll pour it in the bathtub. When my feet sink,
the fluid goes up to my ankles. Last attempt to see if I can
run on it. Here goes. I don't actually sink.
I'm not sinking. But when I stop, I do.