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Dancing Fluids

Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:06:07 AM



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kirsten kirstycat Thursday, July 17, 2008 2:45:50 PM

That's amazing! I was trying to figure out how it was being done in the first one, I thought they were blowing a hairdryer on it from above, but that didn't make sense as it wouldn't go up in the air like that!

Then it says that it's done by only a 'subwoofer' speaker!? (I take it that is the thing that makes it sound extra deep and 'boom boom boom'? The thing I always turn off when I play music!) Wow though! They must have had it on very very loud to make it do that!

What sort of liquid do you think it is anyway? It looks thick like porridge, when it's moving about.

GrantTLC Thursday, July 17, 2008 3:44:06 PM

You won't believe it: the liquid is actually a mix of cornflour starch and water. That's it. No special materials, no fancy gimmicks. apparently it has some very weird properties which has given it the pseudo-scientific name "Non-newtonian liquid". I don't care what it's called, though, it just looks like it's alive! eek

Yeah, that's a subwoofer. It produces Bass sounds, the deep rumbly ones. I like to turn mine up loud when I want to annoy my upstairs neighbours. bigsmile

The other one IS a special solution. Ferro-magnetic fluid of some kind suspended in various oils. The cones funnel magnetic fields of varying strengths into the liquid, producing the amazing dance and patterns.

kirsten kirstycat Thursday, July 17, 2008 4:44:44 PM

ah I see, so that's what that one is! I couldn't figure that one out at all! It's beautiful smile

Vacancythejdt Friday, July 18, 2008 5:41:49 AM

irked I came back to rewatch this and found that the video has been removed. awww

GrantTLC Friday, July 18, 2008 8:35:19 AM

irked Bad men. There, fixed it for you. wink

daxonmacs Monday, July 21, 2008 6:16:54 PM

Nice video's GrantTLC, the effects on the second one are amazing.
I wonder who keeps themselves busy investigating that sort of things lol
But it is beautiful.

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