Bone Crushing Magnetism
Voila!
That's one interesting fluid!
Ever heard of Neodymium [Nee-oh-deem-e-uhm] magnets? Also known as rare earth magnets, or just plain neo magnets, these little miracles have some series magnetic power to them. In some cases, it is even enough to break bones or cause other sometimes fatal injuries. (It isn’t the magnetic field doing the breaking, it’s the whole ‘being crushed between a magnet and a metal wall’ thing that does it.) There’s also a really cool mixture called ferrofluid that actually reacts to magnetic fields, as seen above.
But where to buy such dangerous magnets, or interesting things like ferro-fluid? This could pose a problem. That is, unless you have ever heard of United Nuclear before. For the sake of argument, let’s assume you haven’t. Head on over to their section on magnets and check it out. If you scroll about halfway down the page, you will come to the huge magnets. These things are monstrous. An excerpt from the item description is as follows:
Beware - you must think ahead when moving these magnets.
If carrying one into another room, carefully plan the route you will be taking. Sensitive instruments like computers & monitors will be affected in an entire room. Loose metallic objects and other magnets may become airborne and fly at great speed to attach themselves to these magnets. If you get caught in between the two, you can be severely injured. These magnets will crush bones in the blink of an eye.
Two of these magnets close together can create an almost unbelievable magnetic field that can be incredibly dangerous. Of all the unique items we offer for sale, we consider these items the most dangerous of all. Our normal packing & shipping personnel refuse to package these magnets - our engineers have to do it. This is no joke or exaggeration - and we cannot stress it strongly enough. You must be extremely careful - and know what you're doing with these magnets.
Two Supermagnets can very easily get out of control, crush fingers and instantly break ribs or even your arm if opposing poles fly at each other.
When you are done thinking of all of the amazing experiments you could carry out with such dangerous items, peruse the huge selection of hard to find chemicals, equipment, and other odds and ends that seemingly can only be found at United Nuclear. I know, it sounds like a sales pitch, but it’s not. I just love all of the cool stuff on that site!
Here’s a interesting video, showing off just what ferrofluid can do.
