Ferromagnetic Funk Fluid (a.k.a Evil Porcupine)

This is a skit video on ferrofluid for our MatE232 final project. The video is starring by Wei Chandra (me), Alex Stanley, Ryan Satcher, and Santiago Caceres with help from Alex's roomies. The song was composed and performed by Alex Stanley and Ryan Satcher. Hopefully this video entertain you. ==================================== Lyric: Walkin around, downtown, thinkin about Ferromagnetic fluid If you ask me why, then Ill reply, Im a nerd, but I think you knew that. So you ask me what it is And I say, what? And you say, ferrofluid. Well, that aint no simple tale, But if you walk with me Ill tell it Then I pull a vile out of my pocket And then I pull out a magnet, and you say What is this thing, this black ball of spikes?! It looks like an evil porcupine! Oh no, thats just how the fluid aligns Along magnetic field lines Removing the field makes the spikes go away A black pool of liquid is all that remains Despite the ferromagnetic part of its name, the magnetization dont stay So, youre askin me what this funky ferro stuff Could possibly be made of So I reply, Its made of magnetite on the nanoscale. Covered with a surfactant to prevent agglomeration And then placed in oil and suspended by random Atomic fluctuations Otherwise known as Brownian motion. And then you ask about future applications What if this freaky colloidal suspension Resembling Spidermans nemesis Venom Could be used for cancer detection? Well, this is just a future projection. Who wouldve thought that this black ball of spikes That looks like an evil porcupine Or some kind of mutated rice! Could turn out so nice