Ferrofluid
I wanted to find a neat topic for photography and while web surfing stumbled across ferrofluid, which is basically very small iron filings suspended in an oil which reacts strongly to magnetic fields. I ordered a ferrofluid kit consisting of a nut, a bolt, and a small bottle of ferrofluid from an educational supply store and spent a few hours playing. Here is my favorite result:
I also created a photo set showing the progression of the ferrofluid as it was dripped onto the nut and bolt.
The only real downside of playing with ferrofluid is that since it is oil-based it can be a real pain to cleanup properly.
October 17th, 2009 at 1:11 am
So I’m thinking about buying some ferrofluid, and look who I find in the first page of google images!