Magnetic sounds

This is a display at a local science museum. The iron filings (the fuzzy stuff) is sticking to a array of electromagnets that are set to respond to different frequencies. When the music is played the filings dance.

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• science
• magnets
• iron
• music
• electromagnets
• cool
• dance
• weird

[wbeaty]

That's an electronic kinetic sculpture by David Durlach of MIT. I saw the first one at his show in Boston in 1989.

[johnkit]

Thank you for the info! I'll have to look up other works by him.

[wbeaty]

Here's an article: tiyurl com/2stka9

Also see DANCING TREES II, tinyurl com/3aqwtu

[johnkit]

Thank you for the links. BTW, I am in awe of your web page sir, you are a personal hero of mine.

[johnkit]

The display was quite old, but it still worked.

[Steve3420]

It looks like a wheat field went crazy, but rhythmically.

[goldmosaic]

cymatics.

[sparx99girl]

Inventure Place!!! woohooo!!

[johnson55467]

It reminds me of the beating cilia on different animal cell types, looks amazing!

[combomaster99]

whuts the name of the song on the back ground any one knows ?

[stroppytube]

Ha...looks like a bunch of Wookies at a concert with their backs to the camera!