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SnOil: Magnetic Fluid Display by Martin Frey



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SnOil" (short for Snake + Oil) is a tactile display that uses Ferrofluid (magnetically reactive liquid) and an array of electromagnets to control 144 individual "bumps" and integrated motion sensors that allows for the game of "Snake" to be played when the user tilts the tactile display back and forth.


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BEWARE!! This stuff ... ( 11 months ago by Stevanhale)
BEWARE!! This stuff is VERY messy, it is just like motor oil when it is not next to a magnet and will stain everything! When it is stuck to a magnet, it feels like a firm yet squishy jell. I guess they mixed iron powder with petroleum oil to make this stuff.
im impressed ( 10 months ago by jackoadeetayo1)
im impressed
This would make a ... ( 9 months ago by quintopia)
This would make a great "fountain" type thing in a public place. . .like a mall lobby. A huge fixed array, with the ferrofluid sealed under a layer of glass. Shows and ads and stuff could run on it. . .
I called the ... ( 9 months ago by only1duk)
I called the Ghostbusters.
great inovation .. ... ( 8 months ago by lacollll)
great inovation .. but 100% useless
Actually Ferrofluid ... ( 7 months ago by neelradhakrishnan)
Actually Ferrofluid has many possible uses. Look it up if you want.
OHH looks like ... ( 6 months ago by N3SB0Y)
OHH looks like Nintendo has some competition over here
cool. I was looking ... ( 6 months ago by treborly)
cool. I was looking to buy it , but it seems so expensive, isnt it just small iron fillings in a liquid?
i need like a liter, i`m not gonna spend like 400 bucks on it! how much is that thing in the video? maybe its cheaper to take it out of that :)
you suck at the ... ( 5 months ago by happboy1)
you suck at the game but thats so cool!
AWESOME ! :-O ( 5 months ago by uvoscillator)
AWESOME ! :-O
cool ( 5 months ago by blackkbludd)
cool
iron fillings ... ( 4 months ago by killsalot78)
iron fillings hahahaha hwhahhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha no its a metalic liquid dumb ass
what happened to ... ( 3 months ago by arroy624)
what happened to tetris? :)
NASA invented it.. ... ( 3 months ago by Calosurci)
NASA invented it.. i don't think it's useless
actually, it's ... ( 2 months ago by IBringDoom)
actually, it's water with soap and nano magnetic particles. when a magnet activates, all particles near it clump together around the magnet.
it was created to ... ( 2 months ago by IBringDoom)
it was created to guide fuel around the fuel tanks in outer space, theres no gravity, so this stuff guides the fuel
wow love how its ... ( 2 months ago by Intosia)
wow love how its build
Nice Work!. ( 2 months ago by nickthesafe)
Nice Work!.
lmfg i want ... ( 1 month ago by FallOutBoyHobo)
lmfg i want itttttttt
holy shit this is ... ( 1 month ago by yzyzyzyzyzyzyz)
holy shit this is awesome
AWESOME!! ( 1 month ago by rcanheta)
AWESOME!!
whoa, thats so ... ( 1 month ago by Jorickhoofd)
whoa, thats so bizarre, does it runs Mac OSX 10.5.4 on it? i love it!
Why is it tilt ... ( 3 weeks ago by intercitty)
Why is it tilt sensitive, I mean the stuff is liquid why not control it remotely.
Excellent Work ... ( 2 days ago by Draxis32)
Excellent Work Genious, that's the type of art that i love.



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