14 DAY TRIAL // With Ferrofluid, everything that you'd like to move around like water and then finally shape into different patterns and sizes, much like the T1000, is entirely possible.
Being basically some sort of metallic goo that reacts to the presence of a magnetic field, liquid metal can be manipulated to take the form of the magnetic field it is placed upon.
In this regard, Zelf Koelman managed to manipulate the Ferrofluid to build an animated clock that can represent the flow of time in a mesmerizing way. To watch how black ferrofluid minutes and hours move on a white board energized by the magnetic fields underneath it is something closer to art than simple science.
The hidden magnets change their magnetic fields in the shapes of numbers through electrical charging, stimulating the ferrofluid to form numbers in the most beautiful way possible.
Without doubt, lots of people will want this incredibly artistic clock, but unfortunately, it won't come in large numbers. Their inventor Zelf Koelman is selling barely 24 of them in a very limited edition for the almost outraging price of $8,300 (€7,470) each.
Yes, the ferrofluid clocks are pricier than some cars, so you should think long and hard before deciding whether these artistic clocks in your office are worth it after all.
Seeing how those numbers move on that white board, you can't deny they are utterly beautiful, though.