Uploaded July 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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That molten metal sculpture coming to life before your eyes isn't the work of our future robot overlords testing out the ability to summon all Earthly elements to do their bidding.  It's the work of iron oxide particles making their ways to the nearest magnetic field. How do they defy gravity, and what makes them so spiky?

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VIDEOS REFERENCED:

Amazing Liquid Metal
youtube.com/watch?v=ULSG3pkjoT4

Ferrofluid 4 inch ring magnet
youtube.com/watch?v=k7TbHim1OYw

Ferrofluid Demo 1
youtube.com/watch?v=3CgKmfInv_k

Ferrofluid drop splits into symmetrical patterns
youtube.com/watch?v=G5wtdb174eg&feature=c4-overview&list=UUt5OA3LingpZBeEyPYmputQ

Ferrofluid in shallow dish
youtube.com/watch?v=SiaVWd1TMFg

Ferrofluid Sculpture
youtube.com/watch?v=XUz1ZI-w6LQ

Ferrofluid_ How it works (by Michael Flynn)
youtube.com/watch?v=yD3mYQOFtP8

Full Bottle Of Iron Filings On Strong Magnet
youtube.com/watch?v=-rUGWtd9kvI

How to make Magnetic Fluid (ferro fluid)
youtube.com/watch?v=vsQh1AT6qUE

Magnetic Putty Time Lapse 1080p
youtube.com/watch?v=LcQ3GWpy22Y

Magnetic Putty Time Lapse
youtube.com/watch?v=OmMuGr0UFbs

Protrude, Flow - Sachiko Kodama and Minako Takeno
youtube.com/watch?v=go6yOPWfDiQ

Synchronized Ferrofluid Sculptures
youtube.com/watch?v=WXvar-4M6VA

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