Readers ask about self-correcting quantum computers, oobleck’s experimental value

Experimenting with food

Mayonnaise’s texture is perfect for mimicking what a fuel capsule goes through when it’s blasted with lasers to ignite nuclear fusion, Emily Conover reported in “Mayonnaise may shed light on nuclear fusion experiments” (SN: 10/5/24, p. 5).

Reader Linda Ferrazzara wondered if mayo qualifies as a non-Newtonian fluid, one whose viscosity changes depending on the stress applied to it.