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I assume you've seen the nano one that was a large pan of ferrofluid?
There's also a large tank of it at Museum of Science and Industry in
Chicago in the new Science Storms exhibit. But I haven't seen one as
large as you're describing!
Hmm...I've also seen some sculptures on youtube, but I'm not sure of
their scale.
Would love to hear if you do it!
Cheers,
Shana
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Isabel Van Dyke
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> Hi all,
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> Have any of you used ferrofluid in a large format, specifically for a live
> science show? A colleague of mine is developing a nano-themed show and would
> like something snazzy, and ferrofluid definitely has the wow-factor that we
> want. All we have, though, is the ferrofluid test tube from the NanoDays kit
> -- cool up close, but not really practical for a show. If someone out there
> has made something bigger (visible from up to 25-30 feet away), we'd love to
> hear about it. Specs for buying or building the set-up would be much
> appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Isabel
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> Isabel Van Dyke
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> ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum
> Ashland, OR
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