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Magnetic Fluid Kinetic Sculpture
« on: June 07, 2006, 04:54:14 PM »
This is amazing. Why would clapping affect a magnetic field?

http://www.projectarcanum.com/archive/2006/01/22/crazy-ferrofluid-video/
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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2006, 12:48:46 AM »
Hmmmm, very interesting...

Looks like a great material to build the next generation of Terminator out of...

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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2006, 05:38:03 AM »
I suspect that the rig used in the performance has a microphone, and the sharp sound of a clap triggers a momentary attenuation of the magnetic field that is manipulating the ferrofluid.  

Cool stuff though, much better for visualization of lines of magnetic flux than iron filings.  Wikipedia has a short write up here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrofluid
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