Ferrofluid in shallow dish

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Uploaded by on Oct 8, 2010

Effects of a magnetic field introduced to a shallow dish with ferrofluid in it.

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  • where can i get this fluid?

  • @yulianaz Do a google search for ferro fluid. There are several places that sell neodymium magnets and ferro fluid for experimentation purposes. I bought this stuff from a company called ferrotec.

  • How come it doesn't make spikes?

  • @nin0nn - It doesn't make spikes because it stays contained in the fluid. If you could see it from the side, you'd see that it is actually forming ribbons that are the depth of the fluid. We tried it with deeper fluid, but that's when the spikes begin to form.

  • That's awesome! What clear liquid do you have covering the magnets? Also, can the ferrofluid stay in it indefinitely?

  • @schneemonkey - the fluid is 70 % alcohol. It starts to break apart after a short time and tends to stick to the dish in certain spots sometimes. Mind you, this is a very small amount of ferrofluid in a ceramic saucer.

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  • is this how mazes are made?

  • Yay science!

    If I'd never seen ferrofluid before, I'd swear this was fake.

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  • @yulianaz u only used one magnet? cause it seems like its spreading all over...wanna try to do this,:) thanks

  • Does anyone remember the weird black oil from x files? I'm just saying...

  • @roadnarrows

    Hi. I like your video, can you see mine and tell me what you think?

  • looks like someone brains

  • its trying to tell us something !

  • reminds me of venom

  • why doesnt it just clump up? is this due to magnetic poles?

  • pause at 1:50. a nice tattoo if i dont say so myself

  • is this how they make a T-1000 in the near future?

  • i dont cuss allot seriously BUT THAT IS F*CKING AWSOME!!!!

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