Magnaview Fluid

[Jasper]

MagnaView Fluid is a colloidal suspension of microscopic, individual magnets in a liquid carrier.
These tiny magnetic particles have an average size of about 10 nanometers, and are coated with a stabilizing dispersing agent which prevents the particles from sticking together even when a strong magnetic field is applied. In the absence of a magnetic field, the magnetic polarity of the particles are randomly distributed, and the fluid has no net magnetization.
However, when a magnetic field is applied to MagnaView Fluid, the magnetic polarities of the particles orient along the field lines almost instantly and the fluid itself conforms to the magnetic field.
Since MagnaView Liquid responds immediately to changes in an applied magnetic field, when the
field is removed, the magnetic particles once again randomize quickly.

This is really beautiful stuff.  Example of it used in art:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me5Zzm2TXh4&feature=related

[Richter]

  beautiful

[Cainad (dec.)]

Holy cow. That makes me think of some kind of weird science-fiction alien or something.

[Jasper]

Fuck that, it makes me think of revolting yet irresistible sex toys.

[Cainad (dec.)]

I think Cram's sexbots would have a problem with the magnetic aspect of it.