Ferromagnetic Funk Fluid (a.k.a Evil Porcupine)

This is a skit video on ferrofluid for our MatE232 final project.
The video is starring by Wei Chandra (me), Alex Stanley, Ryan Satcher, and Santiago Caceres with help from Alex's roomies.

The song was composed and performed by Alex Stanley and Ryan Satcher. Hopefully this video entertain you.

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Lyric:
Walkin around, downtown, thinkin about
Ferromagnetic fluid
If you ask me why, then Ill reply,
Im a nerd, but I think you knew that.
So you ask me what it is
And I say, what?
And you say, ferrofluid.
Well, that aint no simple tale,
But if you walk with me Ill tell it

Then I pull a vile out of my pocket
And then I pull out a magnet, and you say

What is this thing, this black ball of spikes?!
It looks like an evil porcupine!
Oh no, thats just how the fluid aligns
Along magnetic field lines
Removing the field makes the spikes go away
A black pool of liquid is all that remains
Despite the ferromagnetic part of its name, the magnetization dont stay
So, youre askin me what this funky ferro stuff
Could possibly be made of
So I reply, Its made of magnetite on the nanoscale.
Covered with a surfactant to prevent agglomeration
And then placed in oil and suspended by random
Atomic fluctuations

Otherwise known as Brownian motion.
And then you ask about future applications

What if this freaky colloidal suspension
Resembling Spidermans nemesis Venom
Could be used for cancer detection?
Well, this is just a future projection.
Who wouldve thought that this black ball of spikes
That looks like an evil porcupine
Or some kind of mutated rice!
Could turn out so nice

Category:

Education

Tags:

• mate
• 232
• ferrofluid
• evil
• porcupine
• ferromagnetic
• funk
• fluid
• cal
• poly
• materials
• engineering
• alex
• ryan
• santiago
• wei

[CuriousGrrl99]

I can't hear anything the prof kid says clearly ...but the song's pretty cute :)

What class inspired you to make this video ?

[chesben]

@CuriousGrrl99 It was a sophomore material engineering class on ethic and history as my memory recall. Thanks! Glad you enjoy the video :)

[naerey]

You should post a video of just the song..

[chesben]

@naerey Hi

I believe my friend Alex already post the video of just the song. I will try figure out how to link the 2 videos :)

[chesben]

I add subtitle for the song.

You can tell..Im bored as hell

[MrTimoteo1596]

i don't think it was i think they based it off of it and just made it into the movie for special effects

[TheOnliiMee]

Isn't that the stuff on Jennifer's Body?

[vonPretzel]

Awesome work guys! Times have changed in CP MATE...we used to study in a metal shed :)

-MG (MATE '02)

[7Verde7]

So catchy. Bravo for another great song Alex! ----that's also educational ;) :-P.

[nel3000]

-_-