This video shows my attempt of making the magnetic liquid, ferrofluid. I realise this isn’t how you make “real” ferro, but I was curious as to see how well this method actually worked and share it with others as it’s A LOT cheaper.

First I test the ferrofluid in an empty jar, then pour it into some water for an extra test. I used a tsp to measure the oil, however I was just trying to match the consistency of the previous ferrofluid I’ve used. The equipment is shown below.

Ingredients Test 1:
Mineral Oil (10w40 Multigrade for petrol engines) - £1.49 Buyology
MICR HP/Canon Toner - http://bit.ly/IHrS37

Ingredients Test 2 (worked better):
Mineral Oil (Bikehut Brake Fluid) - http://bit.ly/HyLQPo
MICR HP/Canon Toner - http://bit.ly/IHrS37

Neodymium Magnets - http://bit.ly/IDEaHd

The second test worked a little better than the first as the oil was a bit thinner. However, ferrofluid isn’t supposed to float, I’m guessing this was due to the type of oil? Any help would be appreciated. The magnets I used (link above) are very strong, I was pretty surprised that larger spikes didn’t appear. I will try again with even larger magnets soon! Enjoy!

Music: Coeur De Pirate - Comme Des Enfants (Le Matos Andy Carmichael Remix)

We managed to get our hands on some ferrofluid (not literally)! The images above show us extracting some of the fluid from its container and putting it into a vial of water. Previously we had put the ferrofluid straight into the vial with no water, however, this just stained the vial so you could not see the contents. Water looks a lot more appealing to the eye. In each of the images there is a small magnet held next to the ferrofluid. This creates the very small spikes you can see.
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We managed to get our hands on some ferrofluid (not literally)! The images above show us extracting some of the fluid from its container and putting it into a vial of water. Previously we had put the ferrofluid straight into the vial with no water, however, this just stained the vial so you could not see the contents. Water looks a lot more appealing to the eye. In each of the images there is a small magnet held next to the ferrofluid. This creates the very small spikes you can see.
Zoom Info
We managed to get our hands on some ferrofluid (not literally)! The images above show us extracting some of the fluid from its container and putting it into a vial of water. Previously we had put the ferrofluid straight into the vial with no water, however, this just stained the vial so you could not see the contents. Water looks a lot more appealing to the eye. In each of the images there is a small magnet held next to the ferrofluid. This creates the very small spikes you can see.
Zoom Info
We managed to get our hands on some ferrofluid (not literally)! The images above show us extracting some of the fluid from its container and putting it into a vial of water. Previously we had put the ferrofluid straight into the vial with no water, however, this just stained the vial so you could not see the contents. Water looks a lot more appealing to the eye. In each of the images there is a small magnet held next to the ferrofluid. This creates the very small spikes you can see.
Zoom Info
We managed to get our hands on some ferrofluid (not literally)! The images above show us extracting some of the fluid from its container and putting it into a vial of water. Previously we had put the ferrofluid straight into the vial with no water, however, this just stained the vial so you could not see the contents. Water looks a lot more appealing to the eye. In each of the images there is a small magnet held next to the ferrofluid. This creates the very small spikes you can see.
Zoom Info
We managed to get our hands on some ferrofluid (not literally)! The images above show us extracting some of the fluid from its container and putting it into a vial of water. Previously we had put the ferrofluid straight into the vial with no water, however, this just stained the vial so you could not see the contents. Water looks a lot more appealing to the eye. In each of the images there is a small magnet held next to the ferrofluid. This creates the very small spikes you can see.
Zoom Info
We managed to get our hands on some ferrofluid (not literally)! The images above show us extracting some of the fluid from its container and putting it into a vial of water. Previously we had put the ferrofluid straight into the vial with no water, however, this just stained the vial so you could not see the contents. Water looks a lot more appealing to the eye. In each of the images there is a small magnet held next to the ferrofluid. This creates the very small spikes you can see.
Zoom Info

We managed to get our hands on some ferrofluid (not literally)! The images above show us extracting some of the fluid from its container and putting it into a vial of water. Previously we had put the ferrofluid straight into the vial with no water, however, this just stained the vial so you could not see the contents. Water looks a lot more appealing to the eye.

In each of the images there is a small magnet held next to the ferrofluid. This creates the very small spikes you can see.