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This Bizarre Shape-Shifting Liquid Bends The Laws of Thermodynamics


A container of oil and water separated by a thin skin of magnetized particles has intrigued a team of chemical engineers by taking on an unexpected 'Grecian urn' shape upon agitation.

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