Wow, this is amazing. The magnet pulls itself into the iron-filled ooze. It looks like a D&D monster.

Wow, this is amazing. The magnet pulls itself into the iron-filled ooze. It looks like a D&D monster.

Originally shared by Francesco Busiello

Rare earth magnet ‘eaten’ by ferromagnetic putty

The silver cube is a neodymium iron boron magnet. The putty has been infused with millions of tiny micron-sized particles of iron.

The  rare earth magnet aligns the particles in the putty with each other which create a magnetic field. The putty will remain magnetic for a few hours even after the magnet has been removed.

Source video (with more info): Magnetic Putty Time Lapse 1080p

Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrimagnetic_interaction