This is a well-shot compilation video from Joey Shanks of various magnets (some covered in glitter and mirrors!) being swallowed by metallic silly putty. It's mesmerizing. Plus reminded me of how butts work BUT IN REVERSE. I should have been a science teacher. Hit the jump ... / Continue →

This is a time lapse video of iron-infused silly putty swallowing a rare earth magnet over the span of an hour and a half (similar to this one I posted a while back but different because that one I posted a long time ago and this one I'm posting today). It's the kind of thing ... / Continue →

Buckyballs, the popular magnetic desktop toy, have officially been banned by the Consumer Products Safety Commission. Because for some reason parents can't keep the things out of their children's hands, and those children can't keep the things out of their grubby little pie-ho... / Continue →

Note: Video is kinda graphic depending on how you feel about a dude poking bloody holes in himself. This is a video of Dave Hurban, who, tired of having to attach his iPod nano to his wrist with a strap, decided to implant some magnets in his arm to do the job for him. Person... / Continue →

Inb4 how do they work? These are magnetic disk mounts that allow you to stick CD's/DVD's/video games to any magnetic surface. Of course, with a little ingenuity you could probably slap a bit of sticky tape on the back and stick them to ANY surface. Then maybe your roommate w... / Continue →

This is the Tongue Drive System developed by researchers at Georgia Tech. Using a tongue piercing with a magnetic tip and retainer with magnetic sensors, the device is able to track tongue movement, which is then translated into on-screen action. *trying to tongue a piece of ... / Continue →

Dutch designer Jólan van der Wiel made these stools with magic by mixing iron filings with molten plastic and creating the legs by "pulling" them up using magnets. When the plastic hardens, BAM -- you've got yourself a stool. "What the -- I'm not milking cows, who the hell si... / Continue →

This is a nearly funded Kickstarter for Ferrite Interactive Liquid Sculptures. They're basically TMNT ooze canisters with a magnetic liquid (ferrofluid) suspended in another, clear liquid that you can manipulate to make cool shapes with external magnets. Contributing $100 get... / Continue →

In other hover-news, this is the $100 Levitron Revolution. It can levitate any object that fits on its hoverdisk and weighs less than 12-ounces. How? Magic magnets WIZAAAAAARDZ! According to the manufacturers, "The Levitron automatically compensates for changes in weight by... / Continue →

Sure, we've all seen magic floating superconductors in action (even before yesterday!), but have you ever seen them USED TO MAKE A REAL LIFE HOVERBOARD CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING A HUMAN?! Because this is what that is. "OLD -- already seen it." Wow, you've basically seen everythi... / Continue →