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Magnetic Fluid Art

Posted by timothy on from the mindcandy dept.

Big Dave Diode writes: "Fero magnetic powder dissolved in a solvent and manipulated by electromagnets makes for some keen 3D shapes. Boy, physics is fun." These are really very pretty shapes; I wonder what other uses there are for magnetic micropowder dissolved in solvent.

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  1. Educational use by Yazeran · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Apart from the pretty pictures and funny shapes, fluid like this can be used in education. Children can play with the shapes and at the same time learn something about magnetism (and not only electromagnets will create these shapes), ordinary permanent magnets works just as good. In some instances better, as you cna make multipolar permanent magnets, which makes for some pretty interesting shapes in such fluid.


    Yours Yazeran


    Plan: to go to mars one day with a hammer.

  2. Dissolved in a solvent? by Vuarnet · · Score: 3, Funny

    (*Slaps own forehead*) No wonder every time I tried dissolving stuff in non-solvents it never worked out...

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