Mixing Glow Sticks With Ferrofluid And Magnets Basically Breaks The Visible Spectrum

Mixing Glow Sticks With Ferrofluid And Magnets Basically Breaks The Visible Spectrum

We know the chilling magic that is using magnets to control ferrofluid, it’s the closest thing we have to the black arts. But when you add the the chemicals inside a glow stick to the mix, it becomes something so visually awesome that you feel like you’re seeing things move and pop and react in ways and colour combinations you’ve never seen before. So cool.

Physics Girl breaks down what is happening beyond the spectacular in the video below.


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