Ferrofluid

ART! SCIENCE! It's a wonderful melting pot of insanity when it comes to Japan. Artists Sachiko Kodama and Minako Takeno are doing some wonderful pieces utilizing the extremely unique medium of ferrofluids. Ferrofluid is an iron based powder, coated in a slick surface reactant (like soap, you know how it makes that surface tension thing) floating suspended in oil. The end result is a black fluid extremely susceptible to magnetism. Remember when you were first learning about magnetism and your teacher gave you iron filings to play around with? Imagine the exact same scenario, except you were able to play with liquid iron. Add foot-tall corkscrews with alternating magnetic pulls, and you have art.

Yeah, I know that all of the above footage was stolen from other videos on YouTube, but it was all quiet and creepy. I thought that the masterfully dulcet tones of Philip Glass would help it go down easier. If you're lucky enough to have access to a chemistry lab, you can make your own ferrofluid by following the instructions here.

FERROFLUID AMIRIGHT?