The Incredible *Magnetic* Solid Liquid

All of the experiments and videos were performed with the same magnet you can purchase from us here. When you purchase a tin of Strange Attractor and a magnet you'll be able to replicate everything you've seen.

Enveloping a Magnet - 2.2MB MPEG 4 Place a magnet on Strange Attractor and in 5-10 minutes, it's gone. Swallowed by the green-flecked blob of inky blackness, the magnet serves as fuel for the putty. As it grows stronger, it becomes more confident until it turns against humans everywhere!	It Repulses and Then Attracts! - 2.5MB MPEG 4 Once Strange Attractor is 'charged', it has magnetic poles like any other magnet. One side will attract and one side will repel. Unlike other magnets, Strange Attractor can play both sides. After repelling for a few seconds, it flips and instantly starts to attract. This makes for lots of fun with a magnet in one hand and Strange Attractor in the other.
Pick Up Paperclips! - 800KB MPEG 4 Draw out a strand of putty about finger thickness and stick the magnet on the end. After about 5-10 seconds, the end of the putty will lock in to the magnetic field. Take the magnet away and try to pick up a few paperclips. I've gotten as many as four chained together in a long string. Keep in mind that you'll slightly magnetize the paperclips themselves. When that happens, one end will refuse to be picked up, the other end will be more easily lifted.	Lift Magnet off the Table - 400KB MPEG 4 Strange Attractor covers the magnet but then, it does more. The magnet is lifted off the table and moved into the center of the putty ball which forms. If it sits for an hour or two, you'll notice the surface gets bumpy and stays that way. These are the magnetic field lines emerging from the putty surface. Similar effects can be seen using a less viscous ferrofluid.
Sucking Up To The Boss! - 700KB MPEG 4 This Strange Attractor sure knows how to suck up to the boss. Notice how the putty is drawn up the strand against the magnet. If you get your thickness and length just right, you can transfer a large amount of the putty lump onto the magnet with this method.

If you want to try magnetic Thinking Putty with stronger magnets, you'll get more powerful effects. You can purchase more powerful magnets here at Gaussboys. Note that these larger magnets are accidents waiting to happen. These things are STRONG!! Dangerously strong...like bone crunchingly strong. I HIGHLY recommend EXTREME caution when using them. All of us at Puttyworld thought they were just so neat and then, SNAP!, they ripped off a chunk of Elizabeth's finger. They also wedged into her long hair and it had to be cut out. Please...safety first!

I know there are some hard-core experimenters out there with serious electro-magnet setups. If you have an idea for an incredible experiment, just let me know! I'd love to see what serious power could do to Strange Attractor.

Any Questions? If you've got any ideas for additional movies, I'd love to hear about them! Just email me at crazyaaron@puttyworld.com.