Rakka's" Alien Tech: How Far From Real?

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What alien technologies are in Neill Blomkamp's "Rakka" and how far they are from real?
 
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jedishrfu said:
Here's an article on the Rakka for reference with the thread's discussion.

https://geekdad.com/2017/06/neill-blomkamp-sci-fi-short-rakka/

and

https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/14/...xperimental-sci-fi-film-rakka-watch-interview

They mention ferro-fluids as the basis for the alien technology:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrofluid



and here where it shows the ferro-fliuds are still somewhat fluidic:


Thank you. And that substance from the movie demonstrate some sort of levitation, too, I believe?