Team Third-Venkata Durvasula

For this experiment, I mixed water, oil, detergent, and chili powder to generate this pattern

Air pulled into ferrofluid forms the Saffman-Taylor fingering instability as the plates of a Hele-Shaw cell are separated.

Ferrofluid climbs a magnetized six inch steel ‘tree’.

Ferrofluid climbs a magnetized six inch steel ‘tree’, forming spikes due to the normal field instability.

Ferrofluid climbs a magnetized steel sculpture, viewed from above.

Ferrofluid climbs a magnetized steel sculpture, viewed from the side.

Ferrofluid is held to the wall of a tube containing a fluorescent fluid by a magnet, forming spikes due to the normal field instability.

Ferromagnetic MCR toner dry powder was manipulated on a glass sheet with a magnet. Original music by Anrdriy Sovetov

A mixture of wax and acetone in an exhaust flow creates a disturbed laminar flame.

A burning ice cream cone illustrates opposites and irony. The cone was soaked in isopropyl alcohol.

A small fire whirl can be seen above this campfire, as buoyancy stretches and intensifies rotation.