Simple, but surprisingly charming - and somewhat reminiscent of an ant colony or other biological collective:
Fluid Sculpture (click for larger video) from Charlie Bucket on Vimeo.
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thats great!like an ants in the tunel...
That's mesmerizing.
Holy mackerel that was hypnotic
Who would have thought the contemplation of French knitting could be so hypnotic!