If you've ever wandered into the weirder corners of Etsy or Instagram, you might've seen a psychedelic-looking gemstone called Fordite. With its kaleidoscope layers and swirling color, it looks like ...

“Fordite” refers to paint formations in relation to previous painting processes used at Ford plants. Alternative terms for the substance include “motor agate” and “Detroit agate”; however, given the ...

At some point, it was noted that if these paint lumps were sliced, they would reveal hundreds of layers of colour, all the same thickness thanks to the automated sprayers. Originally discovered at the ...